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The energy we use everyday comes from both Renewable and Non-renewable resources.

1) List the five renewable sources of energy and the four non-renewable sources of energy.

2) What does it mean to be a “renewable resource”?3) What does it mean to be a “non-renewable

resource”?

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Energy Resources

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Wind is air in motion that is caused by the heating of the earth’s surface by the sun.

4) Why is wind energy considered renewable?5) What machine is used to create energy from the

wind?6) What are some of of the advantages and

disadvantages of wind energy?

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Wind Energy

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The sun’s radiation that reaches the earth can be used to make solar energy.

7) Why is solar energy considered renewable?8) What are the two problems with solar energy?

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Solar Energy

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Hydropower is energy created by moving water.

9) What is the name of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facility?

10) What are the advantages of hydropower?11) What are the disadvantages of hydropower?

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Hydroelectric Energy

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Geothermal energy comes from heat that is collected from deep under the earth’s

crust.

12) How is geothermal energy collected?

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Geothermal Energy

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Biomass is often burned to create energy.

14) What is biomass?15) Give two examples of biomass.16) What are the disadvantages of using biomass as

energy?

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Biomass Energy

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Nuclear energy is energy in the core of an atom. There is enormous energy in the

bonds that hold atoms together. It can be released from atoms in two ways: nuclear

fusion and nuclear fission.

17) How do power plants create nuclear power?18) What are the concerns with nuclear energy?

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Nuclear Energy

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are all considered fossil fuels because they formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that

lived millions of years ago.

19) How were oil and coal formed?20) What are the disadvantages of coal energy?21) List four ways that natural gas is used.22) Why is it important to look for new energy sources?

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Coal Oil Natural Gas

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