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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the nonrenewable energy sources.
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coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear
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Name the renewable energy sources.
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solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass
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Define renewable energy source.
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A renewable energy source can be made more quickly than it is used.
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How is chemical energy released from coal?
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When the coal is burned, the chemical bonds are broken.
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What do you call fuels formed over time through heat and pressure that cannot be replenished as fast as they are used?
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fossil fuels
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Define a nonrenewable energy source.
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A nonrenewable energy source is one that is not replaced as fast as it is used.
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What kind of energy is produced by a flow of electrons?
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electricity
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What do you call the kind of energy that is stored in chemical bonds?
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chemical energy
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What kind of energy increases as temperature increases
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thermal energy
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What kind of energy can be absorbed, transmitted, or reflected?
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light energy
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What kind of energy is stored in an object because of its position?
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potential
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What kind of energy does an object have due to its motion?
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kinetic
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What kind of energy comes from the sun?
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solar
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What do you call energy from moving water?
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hydropower
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What do you call energy released in atomic reactions?
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nuclear
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