Standards
Standard Set 6: Resources
The extraction (mining) and processing (melting) of both energy and non-energy resources also have environmental consequences. There are numerous types of renewable energy resources, including solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal, but they are largely undeveloped or underdeveloped. Knowing the forms, conversion processes, end-uses, and impact of wastes involved in using natural resources, whether for energy or materials, is critical in making decisions and trade-offs about how those resources will be used.