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Natural resource
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any natural materisl that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals.
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Nonrenewable resource
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a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate that it is consumed.
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Renewable resource
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a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is being consumed.
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Coal
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a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material.
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Fossil fuel
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a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.
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Natural gas
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a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as a fuel.
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Petroleum
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a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as an energy source.
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Biomass
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plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as a fuel source.
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Geothemal energy
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the energy produced by heat within the Earth.
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Hydroelectric energy
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electrical energy produced by the flow of water.
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