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Earth's Energy and Mineral Resources

TermDefinition
natural gas fossil fuel used for heating and cooking
inexhaustible renewable resources that include sun, wind, water, and geothermal
fossil fuel nonrenewable resources that include coal, oil and natural gas
hydroelectric energy electricity produced by water turning turbines in large dams
reserve the amount of fossil fuel that can be extracted from earth for a profit using current technology
coal sedimentary rock formed from decayed plant material; the world's most abundant fossil fuel
mineral resources resources from which metals are obtained
recycling method in which old materials are processed to make new ones
nuclear energy alternative energy source that is based on atomic fission
renewable constant energy source that will not run out in the future
solar energy energy from the sun that is clean , inexhaustible, and can be transformed into electricity
nonrenewable energy resources that are being used by humans faster than earth can replace them
geothermal energy inexhaustible resource that uses magma or hot, dry rocks from below earth's surface to generate electricity
ore contains enough of a useful metal that it can be mined and sold for a profit
wind farm area where many windmills make electricity
biomass energy renewable energy from burning organic material such as wood and alcohol
oil liquid fossil fuel typically made from marine organisms
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