Nonrenewable energy vocabulary quizziz

A type of nonrenewable energy that is not a fossil fuel

• nuclear energy

• surface mining

• underground mining

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

A process where the inner core of an atom is split and energy is released.

• nuclear fission

• petroleum

• natural gas

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A type of coal mining used when the coal is located deep below the Earth’s surface.

• fossil fuel

• non renewable

• underground mining

 A type of coal mining used when the coal is located near the Earth’s surface.

• petroleum

• surface mining

• natural gas

 Describing a resource with a limited supply and that takes a long time to regenerate.

• non renewable

• fracking

• surface mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Oil; a liquid fossil fuel found in underground rock formations.

• nonrenewable

• petroleum

• renewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A fossil fuel found underground that is mostly made up of methane

• nuclear energy

• natural gas

• fracking

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

The most common source of nonrenewable energy; e.g., coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

• surface mining

• non renewable

• fossil fuel

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

 A process where high-pressure water splits apart underground rocks, releasing trapped natural gas.

• fracking

• nuclear fission

• natural gas