Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards
Liquid fossil fuel oil
Petroleum
An. Energy rich substance so just call oil or natural gas formed the remains of organisms
Fossil fuels
A factory where crude oil is separating the fuels and other products
Refinery
A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen atoms
Hydrocarbons
A known deposit of fuels
Reserves
A natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
Nonrenewable resources
The combining of two atomic nuclei into a single larger nucleus as when 2 hydrogen atoms joined together to form helium releasing energy
Nuclear fusion
A cadmium rod used in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons from fission
Control rods
The splitting of an Atoms nucleus in the smaller nuclei
Nuclear fission
A fuel made from things that were once alive
Biomass fuel
A method of converting solar energy into heat without pumps our fence
Passive solar system
A method of capturing the suns energy and distributing it using pumps and fans
Active solar system
He energy and earths interior from water or steam that has been heated by magna
Geothermal energy
Electricity produced by the Connecticut energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam
Hydroelectric power
The burning of a fuel
Combustion
