Notes: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourses
Nonrenewable
Resource?
A __________________________ resource is a
_________________ resource that _________________ be
re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its
____________________.
Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas
_________________, _________________, and
____________ ____________ are considered
________________ because they ________________ be
_________________ in a _____________ period of time.
These are called ____________ __________________.
There are three types of fossil fuels
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HOW IS COAL MADE?
HOW ARE OIL AND GAS
MADE?
Notes: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourses
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN COAL, OIL AND
GAS?
Nuclear Energy
___________ is a __________. It is mostly carbon. It is
made from mostly ____________materials.
______________ is a ___________. It is a mixture of
__________________. It is more animal materials. Its
composition is _______________depending on where it is
found.
Natural gas is a ____________. It is mostly ____________.
Nuclear ______________ uses uranium to create
____________.
Nuclear energy is a _______________ resource because
once the uranium is used, it is _____________!
If nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be remade at a scale comparable to its consumption, what are
renewable resources?
__________________ resources are natural resources
that _____________ be replenished in a
_____________period of time.
● Solar ● Geothermal
● Wind ● Biomass
● Water
Notes: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourses
Solar
Energy from the sun.
Why is energy from the sun renewable?
Because the earth ___________________receives solar energy
from the sun, it is considered a ________________ resource.
Geothermal Energy
Energy from Earth’s heat.
Why is energy from the heat of the Earth renewable?
Because the heat within earth is ______________, it is
considered a __________________ resource.
Minerals, which streak very light colors, can be easily identified
on black streak plate.
WIND
Why is energy from the wind renewable?
Wind is made indirectly by ____________ energy, which is
___________________, through the uneven heating of air.
Biomass Energy
Energy from burning organic or living matter.
Why is energy from biomass renewable?
Biomass energy is energy derived from burning ____________
material such as _____________, _________________, and
__________________. The term biomass is derived from the
words biological and mass.
Notes: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourses
WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the flow of water.
Why is energy of flowing water renewable?
Humans have used the energy of falling water for thousands of
years. Today the energy of _____________ ____________ is
used to generate electrical energy. This energy is called
_________________ energy.