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renewable energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| renewable energy | can be replentished |
| nonrenewable energy | used faster than made |
| fossil fuel examples | coal, natural gas, and petroleum |
| 3 Rs | reduce, reuse, recycle |
| Petroleum | liquid fossil fuel made from the remains of microscopic organisms |
| coal | solid fossil fuel formed by dead plants |
| natural gas | forms on top of petroleum |
| What can we make from petroleum? | plastics, paints, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel |
| interior process examples | earthquakes, volcanic eruption |
| surface process examples | landslides, tsunamis |
| severe weather events examples | tornadoes, floods, hurricanes |
| Predictable natural hazards | hurricanes, volcanoes |
| unpredictable natural hazards | earthquakes |