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Energy Resources-5

energy resources from chapter 5

QuestionAnswer
fuel made from gasoline and alcohol GASOHOL
produced when sunlight acts on automobile exhaust SMOG
an example of this is using old newspapers to make the paper for new newspapers RECYCLING
the solid fossil fuel that humans use most COAL
energy that comes from the sun SOLAR ENERGY
examples are trees and fresh water RENEWABLE RESOURCES
energy released when a compound reacts to make a new compound CHEMICAL ENERGY
rain, sleet, or snow that contains a lot of acid ACID PRECIPITATION
examples are oil and natural gas NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
created by falling water HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY
the use of a windmill to run an electric generator WIND POWER
organic matter that contains stored energy BIOMASS
formed from once-living organisms whose remains were buried FOSSIL FUELS
mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons used for heating NATURAL GAS
fusion and fission release this NUCLEAR ENERGY
any natural material used by humans NATURAL RESOURCES
substance that gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel are made from PETROLEUM
produced by heat within the earth GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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