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Energy Resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Advantage | Beneficial factor or combination of factors |
| Disadvantage | Unfavorable condition or circumstance |
| Hydropower | Electricity generated by water |
| Turbine | An engine that changes the energy of moving wind, water, or steam into mechanical energy. |
| Geothermal | Heat energy from within the Earth. |
| Renewable | Resources that are regularly replaced or replenished by nature. |
| Non – Renewable | Resources that are not replaceable after they have been used. |
| Depleted | To use up; empty |
| Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of thermal energy in the atmosphere. |
| Biomass | Renewable energy from the waste of various human and natural activities. |
| Energy | The ability to do work. |