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Energy, Renewable and Nonrenewable Forms
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 9 to 10
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	9.41

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natural-occurring, fusing, tankful, burning, single-use, biomass, organic, hydroelectric, fission, nonrenewable, petroleum, geothermal, uranium, manmade, viewpoint, usable

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Energy, Renewable and Nonrenewable Forms By Brenda B. Covert

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¹     Energy is power - usable power. It is the ability to do work. It comes in many different forms, such as electrical, sound, light, chemical, and heat (thermal).
 
²     All forms of energy come from somewhere. We call those places sources. These sources can be sorted into two groups. The first is renewable (a type of energy that can be quickly replaced). The second is nonrenewable (an energy source that can be used up and is unable to be renewed - or more of it created - in a human lifetime).
 
³     Renewable energy sources include the sun, wind, water, and heat from within the Earth (called geothermal energy). Some renewable energy sources come from living things. These sources are called biomass. Plants, animal waste, and byproducts from food processing or lumber manufacturing can all be used to produce energy. Renewable energy sources are natural. Human beings have found ways to use these energy sources. They can be used again and again without being used up or can quickly be replaced. For example, ethanol is a fuel that can be used as gasoline to power cars. Ethanol can be made from corn. Corn plants can be replaced in just one year. Besides harnessing solar energy, we use wind or water to spin turbines. Some turbines are powered by the wind spinning the blades on an enormous windmill. Others are powered by falling water, such as those in a hydroelectric dam or steam created by using geothermal energy (heat from within the Earth) to heat water. As turbines spin, they generate electricity. A place where large quantities of electricity is generated is called a power plant.

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