Recycling Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE

Natural resource that cannot be replaced once used, such as oil, coal, natural gas, and minerals

RENEWABLE RESOURCE

Natural resource that can be renewed or replaced by nature, such as food crops and solar energy

ENERGY CONSERVATION

The wise use and protection of natural resources

INEXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCE

Resources that will never run outExamples:

▫wind▫solar▫wave

ENERGY RESOURCESResources that provide energy; include fossil fuels, biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, hydroelectric energy, nuclear energy and wind energy

NUCLEAR POWER

The outcome of nuclear energy is when the nucleus of an atom is split apart which results in a great deal of energy

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Energy obtained from thermal (heat) energy inside Earth

HYDROPOWER

•Electricity generated using the power of falling water to turbines, usually associated with dams

BIOMASS

Matter formed from plants and animals that contains stored energy

NATURAL GAS

A fossil fuel that forms on the top of petroleum

ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE

Another form of energy resource used instead of fossil fuelsExamples:

▫coal to wood▫petroleum to whale oil

SOLAR ENERGY

Energy from the sun in the form of heat and light

BIOFUELS

Waste from biomass that converts to energy in the form of a solid, liquid, or gas