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Energy Unit

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materials found in nature that are used by living things   natural resources  
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benefits or positives; (plusses +)   advantages  
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problems or negatives; (minuses -)   disadvantages  
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the tools, power plants, transportation systems, etc. that humans must build to convert natural resources into usable energy   infrastructure  
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a fossil fuel found underground used mostly for transportation (jets, cars, and trucks); nonrenewable   petroleum  
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energy from wood, waste and garbage; usually burned to produce heat which is then turned into electricity; renewable   biomass  
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energy when moving air is used to produce electricity; renewable   wind  
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energy from heat inside the Earth; renewable   geothermal  
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rnergy from a metal found in the Earth's crust which is used to produce heat which is eventually turned into electricity; nonrenewable   uranium  
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energy from a gaseous fossil fuel often used in grills; nonrenewable   propane  
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energy from the rays of the sun which are turned into electricity with a solar panel; renewable   solar  
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energy from a colorless, odorless fossil fuel moved by pipeline; nonrenewable   natural gas  
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energy from flowing water; renewable   hydropower  
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black rock burned to turn chemical energy into heat and light and then into electricity; nonrenewable.   coal  
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can be quickly replenished (can regenerate within a lifetime or less)   renewable  
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can run out or be used up   nonrenewable  
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perpetual supply; cannot be used up by humans, such as geothermal energy, wind, and solar energy   inexhaustible  
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energy resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas   fossil fuels  
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the ability to do work or cause change   energy  
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