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Alternative Energy
Question | Answer |
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Wind Energy | Power generated by the movement of air. |
Solar Energy | Energy generated by the sun. |
Nonrenewable Resource | Resources that nature cannot replace quickly enough to meet people's needs; Ex. fossil fuels and minerals |
Hydroelectric Energy | Energy generated by moving water. |
Renewable Resource | A resource that nature produces that can be replaced in a short period of time; Ex. Animals, freshwater |
Geothermal Energy | Energy generated by heat from the interior of the Earth. |
Biofuels | Fuel produced from renewable resources. |
Revolution | The action by a celestial body of going round a fixed course |
Rotation | The turning of the Earth on its imaginary axis |