Renewable Resources
Radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies.
What is solar energy?
The use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat
What is nuclear energy?
Fossil Fuels
What is non-renewable?
Cotton Shirt
What is renewable resources?
A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; an example includes oil, coal, and natural gas.
What is a fossil fuel?
A natural resource that can be used multiple times.
What is a renewable resource?
A substance that is being used up more quickly than it can replace itself.
What is a non-renewable resource?
Ladybug
What is renewable?
Eggs
What is renewable resources?
Resources that are obtained from the Earth.
What is a natural resource?
A form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion.
What is hydroelectric energy?
A liquid that is made up of organic molecules.
What is oil energy?
Aluminum
What is non-renewable resource?
Plastic Water Bottle
What is non-renewable resources?
The use of wind to provide mechanical power through wind turbines.
What is wind energy?
Energy that is generated or produced by living or once-living organisms.
What is biomass energy?
A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon and hydrocarbons.
What is coal energy?
Fur
What is renewable resource?
Motor Oil
What is non-renewable resources?
A controversial form of drilling that uses high-pressure liquid to create cracks in underground shale to extract natural gas and petroleum.
What is fracking?
Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
A non-renewable hydrocarbon used as a source of energy for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.
What is natural gas energy?
Minerals
What is non-renewable?
Paper towel
What is renewable resources?
Which of these resources are harmful to the environment?
A. Coal
B. Oil
C. Natural gas
D. All of the above