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harmful or poisonous substances introduced into an environment
a) toxins
b) waste
c) garbage
d) pollution

The splitting of uranium atoms to release energy
a) solar power
b) nuclear power
c) chemical energy
d) radiant energy

a non-renewable, fast depleting, fossil-fuel used for energy
a) coal
b) oil
c) natural gas
d) fossil fuels

A mixture of hydrocarbon gases that is used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic compounds
a) coal
b) oil
c) fossil fuels
d) natural gas

material formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals
a) fossil fuels
b) coal
c) oil
d) natural gas

a brown-black combustible sedimentary rock that formed from plant remains
a) natural gas
b) oil
c) coal
d) fossil fuels

a renewable resource that comes from living things and can be burned to release energy
a) hydropower
b) nuclear
c) solar power
d) biomass

An energy source that is used much faster than it can be replaced by nature
a) renewable resource
b) inexhaustable
c) nonrenewable resource
d) nonenergy

electricity generated using the power of falling water to turn turbines, usually associated with dams
a) wind energy
b) nuclear energy
c) hydropower
d) chemical energy

An energy source caused by moving air; it is the fastest growing energy source for generating electricity
a) nuclear energy
b) wind energy
c) solar power
d) chemical energy

energy obtained from heat energy inside Earth
a) hydropower
b) nuclear energy
c) wind energy
d) geothermal

energy from the sun in the form of heat and light
a) radiant energy
b) light energy
c) solar power
d) electromagnetic energy

incapable of being used up
a) renewable resource
b) inexhaustable
c) nonrenewable
d) nonenergy

An energy source that can be replaced by natural processes in a short amount of time
a) renewable resource
b) nonrenewable
c) inexhaustible
d) nonenergy

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