Chap.4 Sec.2 Flashcards
1
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Solar energy
A
Is energy that comes from the sun
2
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Hydroelectric power
A
Is electricity produced from flowing water
3
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Biomass fuels
A
Are made from living things.
4
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Gasohol
A
Is gas made from gas and alcohol
5
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Geothermal energy
A
Is intense heat from earth’s interior that warms magma
6
Q
Nuclear fission
A
Is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two nuclei
7
Q
Reactor vessel
A
Is the of the nuclear reactor in which nuclear fission occurs.
8
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Fuel rods
A
The reactor contains rods of radioactive uranium
9
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Control rods
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Is made of the elements cadmium, boron of hafnium, are inserted near the fuel rods.
