energy recorce Flashcards

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natural resource

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anything that we can use that is natural

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renewable resource

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is a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.

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Nonrenewable Resource

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is a resource that can only be used untill it is gone

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fossil fuel

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in a term for buried plants or animal… that decayes and releases oils and stuff

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nuclrear fission

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is the main process genarating nuclear energy

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nuclear fusion

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is a nuclear reaction where 2 or more atomic nuclei collide at high speeds and form a new nuclei

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

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is a form of gas that is more eficiant to the enviorment

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solar energy

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is energy collected by the sun

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wind energy

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is a energy in wich windmills spin and produce energy

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Hydroelectric energy

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is energy formed by the presure of falling water

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biomass

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is derived from a living or recently living organisms

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ethanol

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a mixture that comes out being alchol

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Geothermal Energy

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is the heat from the Earth.

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Petroleum

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liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil, oil.

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natural gas

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a gas that comes from decayed animals from millions of years

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16
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coal

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is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds

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propane

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is another product from petroleum

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tidel energy

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is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power but mainly electricity.

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wave energy

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is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves,