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Chapter 6 Weather, Climate, Nonrenew

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    Weather, Climate, Nonrenew
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  • climate is the average temp and precip over.....
    long term or months and years
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  • Weather is the temp and precip over....
    short term or daily
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  • What are the 3 types of fossil fuels?
    oil, natural gas, coal
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  • Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable?
    nonrenewable
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  • What does nonrenewable mean?
    it takes millions of years to make more
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  • List the 6 main types of renewable resources
    sun, wind, water, biomass, geothermal, nuclear
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  • What are 3 ways to conserve energy?
    turn lights off, don't let water run, turn heat temp down and ac temp up, get energy efficient lights, turn tv off, etc
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  • Where does biomass energy come from?
    plants
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  • Where does hydroelectric energy come from?
    water
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  • What is the fastest growing renewable energy source in the world?
    wind
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  • What country heats their homes with 90% geomthermal?
    Iceland
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  • How are coal and oil formed?
    from plant and animal remains
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  • What are the 3 things that determine whether coal or oil is made?
    temperature, pressure and time
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  • What is geothermal energy?
    heat that comes from the Earth
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