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natural resource
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any natural material that is used by humans,such as water, petroleum,minerals, forest, 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 at which 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 it is 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 desopits; used as a fuel.
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petroleum
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a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source.
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biomass
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plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source.
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geothermal 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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