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| nonrenewable energy source that formed over millions of years from the remains of dead plants and animals |
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| organic sedimentary rock that formed from decayed plant material |
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| liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of microscopic marine organisms |
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| renewable energy derived from burning organic materials such as wood or alcohol |
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| inexhaustible energy resource that uses hot magma or hot, dry rocks from below earth's surface |
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| electricity that is produced by water power using large dams in a river |
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| fossil fuel formed from marine organisms and is often found in tilted or folded rock layers and is used for heating or cooking |
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| alternative energy source that is based on atomic fission |
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| amount of fossil fuel that can be extracted from the earth at a profit using current technologies |
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| energy from the sun that is clean, exhaustible, and can be transformed into electricity by solar cells |
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| area where many windmills use wind to generate electricity |
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| compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon atoms |
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| fuels that are extracted from solid organic materials |
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| icy substances that contain reserves of methane, main component of natural gas |
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| the spitting of heavy elements to produce energy |
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| energy resource that is being used faster than natural earth processes can replace them |
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| constant energy source that will not run out in the future |
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