9.2.3 What are continuous resources? Environmental resources that never run out and aren’t affected by how much people use them are called ‘continuous’ or ‘renewable’ resources. FIGURE3 shows a range of renewable environmental resources. Can you list the examples of continuous environmental resources?
FIGURE3 Some sources of renewable energy: (a) solar, (b) biomass, (c) wind, (d) hydro-electric, (e) geothermal, (f) tidal
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(b)
(c)
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SkillBuilder discussion Communicating 1. What is the source of geothermal energy?
2. What are the benefits of using a continuous source of energy? 3. Which type of energy do you think is the most dependable? Why?
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