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22 Cards in this Set
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Trees |
Renewable, does not take long to be replaced |
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Oil |
Non-renewable, takes million of years to become available again |
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Wind |
Renewable, never runs out |
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3 problems with fossil fuels |
Acid precipitation, smog, strip mining |
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Any natural substance, organism, of energy form that living things use |
Natural resource |
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It can be used again or takes a relatively short amount of time to be replaced |
Renewable resource |
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Takes millions of thousands of years for it to become available again |
Non-renewable resource |
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A solid fossil fuel made from dead swap plants |
Coal |
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A liquid fosill fuel made from dead Sea creatures |
Petroleum |
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A liquid fuel made from petroleum |
Gasoline |
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A type of gas commonly used in camping and grilling |
Propane |
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The gaseous form of fossil fuel found in nature |
Natural gas |
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What do we call energy from the sun |
Solar energy |
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Where do fossil fuels come from |
Decayed living things |
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What is an example of a solid fossil fuel |
Coal |
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What is another name for crude oil or liquid fossil fuel |
Petroleum |
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Butane is made from |
Natural gas |
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What type of energy is created by falling water |
Hydroelectric energy |
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What type of energy comes from splitting atoms |
Nuclear fussion |
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What type of energy comes from deep within the earth |
Geothermal |
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If a resource can be used over and over again it is |
Renewable |
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Why are fossil fuels a Non-renewable energy source |
They take millions of years to be replaced |
