click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Resources
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Nonrenewable Resources | A resource that CANNOT be replaced as fast as it is used. Can take millions of years to form. |
Renewable Resources | A resource that CAN be replaced as fast as it's used |
Coal | Nonrenewable, formed when dead plants were converted to coal by heat and pressure |
Oil | Nonrenewable, used to make gasoline for transportation, produces CO2 when burned |
Natural Gas | Nonrenewable, cleaner than coal, Fracking concerns. |
Nuclear | Nonrenewable, Energy comes from fission reactions in the nucleus of atoms |
Solar Power | Renewable, Solar cells change energy into electricity. Only available when the sun is shining. |
Wind Energy | Renewable, Wind turns turbines that generate electricity |
Hydroelectricity | Makes electricity from running water, most widely used renewable resource in the US |
Biofuel | Renewable energy, use plants like corn to make ethanol gas. |
Geothermal | Renewable, Energy from Earth's interior heats steam that makes electricity |
Fossil Fuels | Resources formed from the remains of living organisms. (Coal, Oil and Natural Gas) |