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Energy Resources
Review for Energy Resources Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To prevent something important from being wasted, overused, or harmed. | conserve |
| The power to do work, make a change, or move objects. | energy |
| A fan-shaped machine that captures the motion of water, wind, or steam to create an electric current. | turbine |
| A liquid found under the Earth’s surface that is used to make fuels and many other products; also called petroleum. | crude oil |
| Energy created by moving charged particles. | electricity |
| A dark-colored rock made of prehistoric plant and animal remains that is burned as a fuel. | coal |
| A harmful substances put into the air, water, or soil. | pollution |
| An odorless, colorless, clean-burning fossil fuel. | natural gas |
| Supplies of things that cannot be replaced after they have been used. | nonrenewable resources |
| Energy sources---such as coal, oil, or natural gas---formed from living things that died long ago and changed while in the ground. | fossil fuels |
| Electricity produced when moving water turns turbines that are connected to generators. | hydroelectric power |
| Machines that turn motion into electricity. | generators |
| Supplies of things that can be replaced and are not depleted after they have been used. | renewable resources |
| The energy of the Sun, which can be used as a power source. | solar energy |
| Heat from inside Earth, which can be used as a power source. | geothermal energy |
| The energy of moving air, which can be used as a power source. | wind energy |
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