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Renewable resources
Replenished over a short time like months, years, decades
Nonrenewable resources
millions of years to form and accumulate
Fossil fuels
gen term for any hydrocarbon that is used for fuel like coal, oil, and natural gas
Tar sand
Clay and sand combined w/ water and tar
Oil shales
Rock of hydrocarbons
Types of renewable energy
solar
wind
hydroelectric
tidal
geothermal
Solar energy
solar panels absorb energy
Wind energy
As long as wind blows, wind turbines harvest wind energy and energy funnels into homes
Hydroelectric energy
Moving water from falls into energy
Tidal energy
moving water becoming energy because tides are predictable
Geothermal energy
Earth’s interior energy heat turns into energy
