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Heat from the earth, captured by pumping water many kilometers underground to be turned into steam for geothermal power plants is, strictly speaking, not renewable. Once it's all finished, there won't be any left, and the earth will be cool and dead.
However, because that is going to take millions of years to happen, we can classify it as renewable. Just like solar power. The heat from the sun will eventually finish, but again, that time is so far into the future that we don't have to worry about it now.
Coal and oil are non-renewable, because when we burn them to produce electricity, we have to dig or pump up more for tomorrow, and there will soon be no more left.
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Which renewable resource is least dependent on the sun?
Geothermal energy is renewable, as the heat from the center of the earth will be available as long as we ever need it. This energy is the only renewable energy that does NOT come from the sun.
Explain how geothermal energy is produced and used?
Geothermal energy is produced by the Earth's heat deep below the surface. This natural heat is harnessed and exploited as a renewable resource for electricity generation.
What renewable energy source do you use to heat the earth?
Wood, solar energy, wind.
Is geo thermal energy non renewable?
Yes, fundamentally geothermal energy is NOT a renewable resource. The souge heat for geothermal energy is the heat from Earth's core (caused by the fission of heavy, radioactive isotopes). This heat is dissipating and will not be renewed. Also where geothermal energy is extracted, the turnover rate in the crustal rocks is so slow that the heat source is quickly cooled to the point of exhaustion. (Note, highly volcanic areas are an exception to this).
Sunlight is what type of resource?
Sunlight is a type of renewable resource, because every day, the sun shines. It makes heat and light energy. Sun energy is also called solar energy. Electricity can be made from solar energy
Is geothermal energy a renewable resource or a non renewable resource?
Renewable. Like the heat of the sun, the heat of the Earth's core isn't going anywhere in the next couple of billion years.
Which renewable resource is least dependent on the sun?
Geothermal energy is renewable, as the heat from the center of the earth will be available as long as we ever need it. This energy is the only renewable energy that does NOT come from the sun.
Is solar energy a quick forming renewable resource or a slow forming resource?
Solar energy is a slow-forming renewable resource. It takes many Earth years for helium and hydrogen to worm its way through the sun's matter. After that, heat and energy must travel approximately 93 million miles to reach eArth's atmosphere.
Explain how geothermal energy is produced and used?
Geothermal energy is produced by the Earth's heat deep below the surface. This natural heat is harnessed and exploited as a renewable resource for electricity generation.
Is heat a renewable or non renewable resource?
it is renewable
A short answer to why is geothermal a renewable resource?
Geothermal energy is renewable because it is using heat for the earths "core" and water (turned to steam by the heat) to power steam turbines. Both the heat and water are renewable resources thus geothermal energy is renewable.
Is geothermal a renewable nonrenewable or inexhaustible source?
Geothermal is considered a renewable resource as it uses water and the earth's heat. Both of these are inexhaustible. However, if the water near the plant is exhausted (no more water in that area, but there is no less water than before), then the plant must be moved. It is still generally considered a renewable source of energy.
Is heated water a renewable resource?
A renewable resource has the ability to reproduce using natural or biological processes. The answer to you question depends on how you are heating water if you are using solar energy to heat water than is a renewable resource but if you are using fossil fuel are energy that is produced by using fossil fuels( i.e electricity) then it is a non renewable resource.
Why is heat energy of the earth renewable?
It's not going to run out.
What renewable energy source do you use to heat the earth?
Wood, solar energy, wind.
Is geo thermal energy non renewable?
Yes, fundamentally geothermal energy is NOT a renewable resource. The souge heat for geothermal energy is the heat from Earth's core (caused by the fission of heavy, radioactive isotopes). This heat is dissipating and will not be renewed. Also where geothermal energy is extracted, the turnover rate in the crustal rocks is so slow that the heat source is quickly cooled to the point of exhaustion. (Note, highly volcanic areas are an exception to this).
What renewable energy resource is not 100 percent renewable?
Geo-thermo energy is not renewable at all. We suck heat out of the earth it is gone. once we run out the core of the earth is cold. No volcanos. No earthquakes. Nothing to stop erosion from sucking all the land into the sea. Yet people list it as renewable, because we have such a huge reserve that they suspect our civilization will be destroyed by something else long before we run low.
