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Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption

AP Environmental Science — Note Packet

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Key Terms

Nonrenewable resource

Resources that take millions of years to form and exist in _ amounts, like fossil fuels.

Renewable resource

Resources that _ themselves over a relatively short human timescale, like solar and wind.

Fossil fuels

Energy sources formed over millions of years from the buried remains of ancient plants and animals under immense _ and pressure.

Coal

A solid fossil fuel primarily used for _ generation, known for significant air pollution.

Crude Oil/Petroleum

A liquid fossil fuel drilled from the ground and refined for the _ sector and plastics.

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