| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Energy Resource | A natural resource that can be converted by humans into other forms of energy in order to do useful work. |
| Fossil Fuels | Energy resources that formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. |
| Nonrenewable resources | Energy resources that cannot be replaced after they are used or can be replaced only over thousands to millions of years. |
| Renewable resources | Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time. |
| Coal | A resource that is burned to produce steam to run electric generators. Largest producer of electricity. |
| Petroleum | A resource that supplies us with gasoline, kerosene, plastics and wax as well as petrochemicals. |
| Natural Gas | A resource that is used in heating systems, in stoves, ovens, and some vehicles. It is the cleanest burning fossil fuel. |
| Nuclear | A resource that generates its energy from radioactive elements such as uranium. |
| Solar | A resource where sunlight can be converted into electric energy through solar cells. |
| Hydropower | A resource where falling water turns a turbine in a dam, which is connected to a generator that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. |
| Wind | A resource that uses the uneven heating of the earths surface. The kinetic energy of the wind turn the blades of a windmill/wind turbine. The turbine then converts the kinetic energy into electric energy by rotating a generator. |
| Geothermal | A resource uses the earths thermal energy to heat water and uses the steam to turn a generator to produce electric energy. |
| Biomass | A resource that uses organic matter such as plants, wood, and waste. This is burned to release energy. |
| Hydrogen | A resource that uses electrolysis to seperate hydrogen from oxygen in water. This resource has the highest energy content of any common fuel weight. |
| Conservation | Conserving energy to lessen the amount of resources used. |
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