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