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SOL 3.11 Energy Sources
This unit centers around renewable and nonrenewable resources
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Science
3rd Grade
04/06/2016

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Term
What are resources that can be made or used over again?
Definition
renewable resources
Term
What are resources that can not be used or made again?
Definition
nonrenewable resources
Term
What are renewable resources that occur naturally such as sunlight, water, and wind?
Definition
natural energy
Term
What are nonrenewable resources found deep in the earth such as coal, oil, and natural gas?
Definition
fossil fuels
Term
What is a way to provide heat and light?
Definition
electricity
Term
What resource is made from radioactive decay and is nonrenewable?
Definition
nuclear energy
Term
What resource uses the sun's heat and is renewable?
Definition
solar energy
Term
What resource uses wind to turn turbines and is renewable?
Definition
wind energy
Term
What resource is nonrenewable and made from coal deep in the earth?
Definition
coal energy
Term
What resource is nonrenewable and made from oil that can be burned?
Definition
oil energy
Term
what resource is nonrenewable and made from gases deep in the earth?
Definition
natural gas
Term
What is the source of almost all energy on Earth?
Definition
sun
Term
How many fossil fuels are there?
Definition
three
Term
What are the six energy resources powered by the sun?
Definition
food chains, wind, water, and three fossil fuels
Term
What are the two ways resources can be classified?
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renewable or nonrenewable
Term
What does it mean to be renewable?
Definition
it can be used again
Term
What does it mean to be nonrenewable?
Definition
it can never be used again
Term
What resource is renewable and made from flowing water?
Definition
water energy
Term
What do humans use to capture the sun's energy?
Definition
solar panels
Term
What do humans use to harness the wind's energy?
Definition
turbines
Term
What is renewable energy found near the Earth's core?
Definition
geothermal energy
Term
What group of resources took hundreds of years to make and are nonrenewable?
Definition
fossil fuels
Term
What do resources provide for humans?
Definition
heat and light
Term
What are three reasons why some energy sources are not as good as others?
Definition
cost, pollution, or harmful to Earth
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What is another word for water energy?
Definition
hydro energy
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