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Energy Sources
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12
Science
6th Grade
10/23/2009

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1. Natural resource
Definition
any material removed from the earth and used by people
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2. Nonrenewable resource
Definition
any resource that cannot be replaced by nature
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3. Fossil fuel
Definition
fuel formed millions of years ago from the remains of dead plants and animals; coal, oil, & natural gas
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4. Renewable resource
Definition
any resource that can be replaced by nature
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5. Wind energy
Definition
energy created by moving air
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6. Biomass
Definition
any material such as wood that comes from living things and can be used as fuel
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7. Hydroelectric power
Definition
use of mechanical energy of falling or running water to generate electricity
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8. Nuclear energy
Definition
energy locked within the nucleus of an atom
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9. Solar energy
Definition
energy from the sun
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Geothermal energy
Definition
energy produced from the heat in the earth
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Hydrogen energy
Definition
energy created by burning hydrogen with
oxygen
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Tidal energy
Definition
energy created by the rise and fall of the tides
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