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Renewable & Non-renewable Resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biomass | Biological materials such as plant material or animal waste converted to a usable energy source, a renewable resource |
| Coal | A hard, black substance extracted from the ground and burned to obtain energy, a non-renewable fossil fuel |
| Fossil Fuels | A natural fuel such as coal, oil, or gas formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms |
| Geothermal | Heat is harness from deep beneath Earth's surface and converted to usable energy, a renewable resource |
| Hydropower | Electricity generation using the power of falling water. |
| Inexhaustible | Impossible to use up |
| Natural Gas | A gas usually found above petroleum deposits and burned to obtain energy, a non-renewable fossil fuel |
| Nonrenewable Resource | An energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals such as coal, oil, and natural gas |
| Nuclear Power | The splitting of uranium atoms to release energy |
| Oil | A thick, flammable, yellow-to-black mixture of gaseous, liquid, and solid hydrocarbons that occurs naturally beneath Earth's surface |
| Pollution | The presence of harmful or an unwanted level of materials in the environment |
| Renewable Resource | An energy resource that is replaceable by natural means such as trees or wind |
| Solar Power | The Sun's energy is collected and converted to usable energy, a renewable resource |
| Wind Power | Turbines harness the movement of air and convert it to useable energy, a renewable resource |
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