coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, wind, and hydroelectric.
2007-06-08 19:46:45 · 7 answers · asked by Question Asker 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
renewable:
geothermal, wind and hydroelectric.
you dont buy any raw material to generate it, no waste is produced
non-renewable:
coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear.
you have to buy raw materials to generate it, wastes are produced
2007-06-08 20:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by carmenl_87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say in the terms you are probably asking; natural gas(methane from cows) wind and hydroelectric. Geothermal may or may not be, I'm not sure on the science of that.
Technically and hypothetically they are all renewable in the long term sense. Oil came from dead plants and animals. Same thing with coal. It just takes a really really really really long time to make naturally. Everything is in a cycle.
2007-06-09 11:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by aperfiktlife 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are non-renewable:
coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear and geothermal
Only wind and hydroelectric are really renewable.
Geothermal is vast and relatively untapped but is theoretically and strictly speaking non-renewable.
2007-06-09 00:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Renewable energy can be produced continuously. The source of energy can be obtained easily without waiting for long period of time, unlike uranium(nuclear). Non-renewable energy cannot be produced in a short period of time. It is hard to obtain such form of energy easily.
Therefore, I'll say that
Renewable energy are geothermal, wind & hydroelectric
Non-renewable are coal, oil , nuclear & natural gas
2007-06-08 21:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well renewable energy is an energy source that will last more than a human life-time....
Therefore
coal (will run out)
oil (run out)
natural gas (will eventually run out)
nuclea (subject to debate......)
Geothermal ( maybe in 500 years though it will run out)
Hydroelectric (renewable)
wind renewable
2007-06-09 06:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by Keyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all non-renewable. Geothermal, wind and hydro-electric (plus solar, tide etc) will all run out when the fissionable fuel in the sun is expended. The others are finite terrestrial resources.
2007-06-08 19:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by Nodality 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
renewable:
geothermal, wind and hydroelectric.
non-renewable:
coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear.
2007-06-08 19:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋