Question | Answer |
Uses moving air to make electricity | Wind energy |
A possible substitute type of energy | Alternative energy |
Energy from crops like ethanol | Biomass/Biofuels |
Electricity made from moving water | Hydroelectric/Hydropower |
Can NOT be replaced. Once the are gone they are gone forever | Non renewable resources |
Can be replaced in a short amount of time | Renewable Resources or Alternative |
Diamonds, oil, coal, silver and gold are examples of? | Non renewable resources examples |
Using heat from magma and water under the ground | Geothermal |
The wearing away of sediments by water, wind, waves, ice or gravity | Weathering |
The dropping of sediments to a new location | Deposition |
The carrying away of sediments by water, waves, wind, ice or gravity | Erosion |
The remains or traces of an organism from the past | Fossil |
A type of fuel that forms from the ancient remains of decomposed plants and animals | Fossil fuel |
Energy from living organisms or their waste. | Biofuels or biomass |
A substance that is used for energy | Fuel |
Another word for petroleum | Oil |
Made from swampy plants | Coal |
Made from dead animals and plants | Oil and natural gas |
The wise use and protection of natural resources | Conservation |
Energy from moving parts | Mechanical or Kinetic |
The bending of light | Refraction |
Mirrors, calm water, shiny metal | Reflect |
Another word for heat | Thermal |
To change into something else | Transform |
Energy from vibrations | Sound |
Energy from the Sun | Solar energy |
Weathering, erosion, and deposition | Slow changes to the Earth |
Pencil in water shows..... | Refraction |
Prism, rainbow and lenses show....... | Refraction |
The major source of energy from the Earth | Sun |
The simple motion of uneven temperatures used as renewable resource | Wind |
Has panels, will never run out, can be used to heat homes and businesses | Solar energy |
The building of dams can eliminate habitats | Hydropower or hydro electricity |
Drilling can cause harmful gases to be released | Geothermal energy |
A resource that can be replaced over time | Renewable |
A resource that exists in little supply | Nonrenewable |