9/33 - Juli was trying to explain to her little sister, that even though a (like coal or oll) is currently because they are we might someday run out of them. Since fossil fuels take millions of years to be made, when we them, they cannot be re-made fast enough. This causes their supply to is one good way to use less fossil fuels, so they do not run out. Using less fossil fuels as an energy source is also good because burning them is to the environment: plants, animals and the in which they live. "Minerals or soil are an example of a because they are useful. Neither can really be an because they are not used as an energy source." Tom tried to explain the difference while standing upon the of the tidal power plant. He looked at the reservior of water above the dam. Thinking of the water holding all that waiting for the sluice gates to be released. Once the water roared into the penstock, its would push the water past the turbines. Rotating their propellers and working to generate useable electricity. LaShawna announced, "The compost will be a much better use for the land than a stinky filled with peoples' trash and unwanted refridgerators. Sugars from plants can also be used to create a fuel which cars can run on. And, of course, if you have few solar panels and a you can create electicity from the sun's rays. These are just a few great examples of how we can use a material easily replenished in a short amount of time, called a to get useable energy. But my favorite uses the of energy from a spike drilled into the earth's crust. The warmth of the earth can then be used to heat almost anything!" consume deplete ethanol geothermal hazardous kinetic energy ronrenewable resource conservation renewable resource biomass potential energy habitat photovoltaic cell landfill conduction barrage abundant energy resource natural resource fossil fuel. PLS GELP​