Renewable Resource
Name 4 Renewable Resources
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True or False?- Nuclear energy pollutes the earth
False
Natural resources include?
What is air, soil, minerals, water, oil, plants, and animals?
any resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short time
What is renewable resource
Name 3 things coal is used for?
Cars, trains, factories, etc..
energy that is used from outlets and computers
what is electrical energy
Name all 4 non renewable energy resources
coal, oil, nuclear energy, natural gas
How is uranium formed
an element that releases energy when its atoms are split
What is moving water that makes electrical energy?
What is hydroelectric energy?
How is oil made?
compacting and heating of plankton, and dead animals.
What is the most abundant renewable source of energy?
What is the sun or solar energy
This energy resource is made from compacting and heating of dead animals
What is oil
kinetic energy is energy that is ...?
It is garbage! As bacteria decomposes organic waste such as manure, septic tank sludge, food scraps, etc
What is Biomass?
Which is a renewable resource? A. uranium B. natural gas C. biomass fuel
biomass fuel
Where can you find wind turbines?
land and sea
Nuclear waste- Ruins the environment
potential energy is energy that is....?
A blank is a nonrenewable resource formed by buried remains of dead plants and animals
What is fossil fuel?
What is the difference between oil and natural gas?
natural gas is heated and compacted more over a longer period of time.
Where does geothermal energy come from and what is used to provide energy?
deep inside the earth & steam
What process is used in nuclear power plants?
What is Nuclear Fission
Which source of non-renewable energy is the least used in the United States?
What is nuclear power
a process in which mined land is recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation
reclamation
Name 1 disadvantage and 1 advantage of using nuclear energy?
Dis- Nuclear Waste (has to be stored for thousands of years)
Adv- Provides lots of energy, doesnt pollute the air