Why can water in a river be used to produce electricity?
The water is moving.
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What are some disadvantages to alternative energy resources?
Expensive to build or set up (ex: solar panels, building dams and windmills); Difficult to store the energy; Dams and windmills affect animals and ecosystems.
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What can individuals and communities do to help protect Earthâs resources and the environment ?
Examples: Recycle. Use less electricity/ turn off lights you are not using. Do not waste water. Use hybrid cars. Put solar panels on houses. Build windmills.
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Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: oil
nonrenewable
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Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: wind
renewable
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A nontraditional source of energy that is not from fossil fuels
Alternative energy source
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The remains of organisms that lived a very long time ago - coal, oil, natural gas
Fossil fuels
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What are some advantages to alternative energy resources?
1. They are renewable. 2. They create less air pollution. 3. Resources can be obtained locally.
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Water pumped down into the Earth, heats up, and comes back as steam
Geothermal energy
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Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: natural gas
nonrenewable
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A resource that is obtained from the Earth in the environment
natural resource
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Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: coal
