The student is expected to identify alternative energy resources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels.
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Renewable: Means it can be replaced in a short period of time.
Nonrenewable: Means it cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time. Once we use it up, it's gone.
Inexhaustible: Means it will NEVER run out!
Vocabulary:
Alternative Energy Resource:
Energy generated by natural processes that is renewable
Wind Energy: Energy that
comes from changing the power of moving air into a useful form
Solar Energy: Energy that
comes from the Sun
Bio Fuel: Fuel made from
plants and plant or animal waste
Fossil Fuel: Non-renewable
flammable material (coal, oil, natural gas) made from the remains of plants and
animals buried in the Earth’s crust for millions of years, that is used to
produce heat and power
Pollution: Materials
introduced into an environment that cause damage, discomfort or instability
Renewable Resource: Materials
from the Earth that can be replaced by nature in a short period of time; for
example, trees
Nonrenewable Resource: Materials
from the Earth that cannot be replaced within a reasonable amount of time; for
example, coal, oil, and natural gas
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