| Biomass | | The process by which a nucleus splits into two or more fragment and releases neutrons and energy. |
| Energy resource | | Electrical energy produced by the flow of water. |
| Fission | | A natural resource that humans use to make objects or to consume as food or drink. |
| Fossil fuel | | A natural resource that humans use to generate electricity. |
| Geothermal energy | | A non renewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago. |
| Hydroelectric energy | | The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction. |
| Material resource | | The energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation. |
| Natural resource | | A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed. |
| Nonrenwable resource | | The energy produced by heat within earth. |
| Nuclear energy | | Any natural materials that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals. |
| Renewable resource | | A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed. |
| Solar energy | | Plant materials, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source. |
| Wind energy | | The use of the force of moving air to drive an electric generator. |