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10 Cards in this Set
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Natural Resources
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materials in the environment that are useful to people
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fuels
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material that is burned to produce heat energy
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nonrenewable resources
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natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
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renewable resources
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natural resources that nature can produce again such as trees, plants, water, oxygen, and soil
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alternative energy source
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energy coming from a source other than those made from fossil fuels (solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels)
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conservation
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the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
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fossil fuels
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nonrenewable resources made from dead plants and animals
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biofuels
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fuel created from plants or other organic matter
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hydroelectric energy
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energy that is generated by water power plants using falling water to spin turbines
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geothermal energy
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uses heat stored inside of the Earth to spin turbines to generate electricity
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