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sustainable
Capable of being ___
renewable
Capable of being ___
coal
Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
oil
Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
gas
State of matter that fills any space, like air
wind
Moving air
solar
Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
pollution
Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as
carbon
An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous ___
footprint
A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
turbine
Rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy
electricity
Energy made available by the flow of ___ charge through a conductor
resource
Available source of wealth
climate
The prevailing psychological state
emissions
The release of electrons from parent atoms (plural)
neutral
One who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
smog
Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
fossil
Someone whose style is out of fashion
fuel
A substance that can be consumed to produce energy

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