| A | B |
|---|
| Mineral Resources | Deposit in which a mineral exists in large enough amounts to be mined at a profit. |
| Reserve | Amount of a fossil fuel that can be extracted from the Earth at a profit using current technology |
| Nuclear Energy | Alternative energy source that is based on atomic fission |
| Natural Gas | Fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is often found in tilted or folded rock layers, and is used for heating and cooling. |
| Biomass | Renewable energy derived from burning organic materials such as wood and alcohol. |
| Fossil Fuel | Fuels such as coal, oil, natural gas that from from the remains of plants and other organisms that were buried and altered over millions of years. |
| Hydroelectric | Energy produced by waterpower using large dams in a river. |
| Wind Farm | Area where many windmills use wind to generate electricity. |
| Solar Energy | Energy from the Sun that is clean, inexhaustible, and can be transformed into electricity by solar cells. |
| Coal | Sedimentary rock formed from decayed plant material; the most abundant fossil fuel. |
| Geothermal Energy | Inexhaustible energy resources that uses hot magma or hot, dry rocks from below Earth's surface to generate electricity. |
| Mineral Resources | Resources from which metals are obtained. |
| Oil | Liquid Fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is burned to obtain energy and used in the manufacture of plastics. |
| Recycling | Conservation method in which old materials are processed to make new ones. |
