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renewable energy resources

material that makes up living organisms or comes from organisms

energy that is produced from material that makes up living organisms or comes from organisms

liquid fuels from biomass sources

produced by the fermentation of starches or sugars; used in gasoline engines

produced from vegetable oil, such as soybean oil

electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass

• heat produced by high pressure combined with the breakdown of radioactive elements; deep beneath the surface of Earth
• heats rocks below Earth's surface

a system that takes advantage of the fact that the temperature of soil a few feet underground stays about the same all year, even though the air temperature changes

hydroelectric power; the use of the kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines and generate electricity

refers to using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity

process that converts the thermal energy in ocean water to electrical energy that people can use

involves designing a building to collect, store, and distribute the sun's energy naturally

uses technology to collect, move, and store heat derived from the sun

consists of a black, heat-absorbing metal plate in a flat box w/ a glass cover

solar energy is converted directly into electricity

technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity

a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy, or energy of mition, into electrical energy

wind turbines built in groups

process in which water molecules are boken down into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by an electric current that runs through the water

used to generate electricity by using hydrogen gas