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Energy

Energy Unit

DefinitionTerm
materials found in nature that are used by living things natural resources
benefits or positives; (plusses +) advantages
problems or negatives; (minuses -) disadvantages
the tools, power plants, transportation systems, etc. that humans must build to convert natural resources into usable energy infrastructure
a fossil fuel found underground used mostly for transportation (jets, cars, and trucks); nonrenewable petroleum
energy from wood, waste and garbage; usually burned to produce heat which is then turned into electricity; renewable biomass
energy when moving air is used to produce electricity; renewable wind
energy from heat inside the Earth; renewable geothermal
rnergy from a metal found in the Earth's crust which is used to produce heat which is eventually turned into electricity; nonrenewable uranium
energy from a gaseous fossil fuel often used in grills; nonrenewable propane
energy from the rays of the sun which are turned into electricity with a solar panel; renewable solar
energy from a colorless, odorless fossil fuel moved by pipeline; nonrenewable natural gas
energy from flowing water; renewable hydropower
black rock burned to turn chemical energy into heat and light and then into electricity; nonrenewable. coal
can be quickly replenished (can regenerate within a lifetime or less) renewable
can run out or be used up nonrenewable
perpetual supply; cannot be used up by humans, such as geothermal energy, wind, and solar energy inexhaustible
energy resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas fossil fuels
the ability to do work or cause change energy
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