| A | B |
|---|
| Natural Resources | Materials from the environment that are used by people. |
| Energy Resources | Natural Resources that provide people with energy. |
| Material Resources | Minerals,water,plants,animals,rocks,and soil. |
| Renewable Resources | Resources that are regularly replaced or replenished by nature. |
| Nonrenewable Resources | Resources which cannot be replaced by nature nearly as quickly as they can be used. |
| Fossil Fuels | Oil, Coal and natural gas |
| Geothermal Energy | Heat energy from within the earth. |
| Nuclear Energy | Energy that comes form the nuclei, or centers,of atoms. |
| Uranium | Radioactive element used in nuclear fission. |
| Wind Energy | This energy has turned windmills used to pump water or grind grains. |
| Hydroelectric | These power plants use turbines and generators to convert the energy of moving water into electricity. |
| Solar Energy | Energy from the sun. |
| Photovoltaic cells | Devices that use the energy of sunlight to generate electricity. |
| Biomass | Matter formed from plants and animals that contains stored energy. |
