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Resources and Energy
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| renewable resources | can be replaced within a human lifetime |
| nonrenewable resources | takes thousands or millions of years to replace |
| reuse | can be used over and over again |
| natural resource | can be found in nature and used by living things |
| coal | burned to make electricity |
| geothermal | heat found within the Earth |
| biomass | comes from living things or things that were once alive |
| recycle | broken down and made into something new |
| reduce | to use less |
| conservation | to carefully use resources |
| energy | needed for change to occur |
| pollution | anything found in the environment that his harmful |