Chapter 8 Science Vocab

Question 0

Crude oil

Answer 0

Oil from the ground before it is changed into other products

Question 1

Fossil fuel

Answer 1

A fuel that formed over millions of years

Question 2

Refinery

Answer 2

A place where crude oil is turned into various products

Question 3

Turbine

Answer 3

A machine with turning fan like blades

Question 4

Greenhouse effect

Answer 4

The trapping of heat by the air around the earth

Question 5

Acid rain

Answer 5

Rain that forms when certain gases mix

Question 6

Nonrenewable resource

Answer 6

A resource that can not be replaced

Question 7

Fission

Answer 7

The splitting on the nucleus of atom

Question 8

Nuclear reactor

Answer 8

Device built to produce and control

Question 9

Uranium

Answer 9

Heavy element used as a fuel

Question 10

Hydroelectric

Answer 10

Generating electricity with moving water

Question 11

Tidal energy

Answer 11

Energy in rising water

Question 12

Renewable resource

Answer 12

A resource that can not be used

Question 13

Solar energy

Answer 13

Radiant energy from the sun

Question 14

Solar collector

Answer 14

A device that traps and stores solar energy

Question 15

Solar cell

Answer 15

A device that changes sunlight into electricity

Question 16

Geothermal energy

Answer 16

Heat inside the earth