In Chapter 13, you read about the primary sources of energy people rely on all over the world. The textbook delineates the differences between renewable and non-renewable forms of energy, an important

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In Chapter 13, you read about the primary sources of energy people rely on all over the world. The textbook delineates the differences between renewable and non-renewable forms of energy, an important 1

Energy Matrix

Use your textbook to research each energy source in the matrix below.

Complete the matrix with 1- to 2-sentence responses for each prompt.

Energy source

Description

(Where does the energy come from? How is it extracted?)

Renewable or non-renewable? Explain.

Examples of use

Limitations to using this resource

Benefits to using this resource

  1. Fossil fuels (gas, oil, coil, petroleum)

  1. Nuclear power

  1. Hydropower

  1. Wind energy

  1. Solar energy

  1. Biomass energy

  1. Geothermal energy

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