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Nonrenewable
Energy
Disadvantages
Renewable
Potpourri
100
A hard, black substance formed from plants that lived about 300 million years ago.
What is coal
100
The light, heat, and electricity we use come from
What is an energy source
100
Damage to the environment, due to pollution
What is nonmonetary costs
100
Any form of energy radiated by the sun
What is solar energy
100
The wise use of natural resources
What is conservation
200
Life forms that originally used the Sun's energy to survive.
What are fossil fuels
200
Energy that changes from one form into another
What is energy conversion
200
Costs and benefits of energy
What is cost effective
200
Trees, water, and soil
What are examples of renewable resources
200
Making new products by reusing materials that would be thrown away
What is recycling
300
Any material taken from Earth that can't be replaced in a short period of time
What are nonrenewable resources?
300
Heat energy from inside Earth
What is geothermal energy
300
Harmful addition to the natural environment
What is pollution
300
A mixture of gases formed from marine organisms
What is natural gas
300
A material made artifically
What is synthetic
400
A source of energy in a nuclear power plant
What is nuclear fuel?
400
Compares the amount of usable energy made with the total amount of used to make the usable energy
What is efficiency
400
Pollution caused by fossil fuels and health problems due to pollution
What are examples of nonmentary costs
400
Renewed naturally by the process of the Earth's water cycle
What is water
400
The joining of two nuclei to make a nucleus with a larger mass
What is fusion
500
A thick, black liquid that forms from decaying plants and animals
What is oil
500
The financial cost of energy conversion and possible harm to the environment due to the use of the energy source
What are disadvantages of energy sources
500
not many places it can be used
What is the problem with geothermal energy
500
Collecting energy that is produced by falling or running water and changing it into electricity
What is hydroelectric power
500
Made from animal and plant products or artificially
What is textile made of