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Natural Resources
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any natural material 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 the rate that is much slower than the rate at which its 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 deposits; used as a fuel.
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Petroleum
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a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used 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 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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