climate change - Changes to the weather as a result of global warming, which is caused by increases in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere., non-renewable - Any energy resource that will run out because we cannot renew our supplies within a human’s lifetime (e.g. oil)., renewable - An energy resource that will not run out (e.g. solar power)., fossil fuel - A fuel formed from the dead remains of organisms over millions of years (e.g. coal, oil or natural gas)., nuclear fuel - A radioactive metal such as uranium. Nuclear fuels are used in nuclear power stations to generate electricity., uranium - A radioactive metal that can be used as a nuclear fuel., biofuel - A fuel made from plants or animal wastes., hydroelectricity - Electricity generated by moving water (usually falling from a reservoir through a dam) turning turbines and generators, solar cell - A flat plate that uses energy transferred by the light to produce electricity., solar energy - Energy from the Sun., tidal power - Generating electricity using the movement of the tides., wind turbine - A kind of windmill that generates electricity using energy transferred by the wind., geothermal - Heat energy that comes from inside the Earth.,

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