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Nonrenewable Resource
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~a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.
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Fossil Fuel
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~a nonrenewable energy resource that formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas.
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Hydrocarbons
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~compounds that consist of carbon and hydrogen.
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Canonization
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~occurs when partially decomposed plant material is buried in swamp mud and becomes peat. This process produces coal.
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Lignite
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~denser material of coal
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Bituminous coal
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~forms when increased temperature and pressure of more sediments compacts the lignite.
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Anthracite
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~Hardest form of coal.
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Oil
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~made of liquid hydrocarbons.
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Permeable Rocks
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~have interconnected spaces through which liquids can easily flow.
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Impermeable rock
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~rock through which liquids cannot flow.
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Cap Rock
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~impermeable rock.
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Crude Oil
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~unrefined petroleum.
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Oil Shale
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~abundant material that contains petroleum.
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Nuclear Energy
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~energy that is produced using these technologies.
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Nuclear Fission
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~process by which the nucleus of a heavy atom splits into two or more fragments.
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