energy resouces Flashcards
Natural Resource
materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Renewable Resource
eamples oxygen, fresh water, solar energy, timber, and biomass
Nonrenewable Resource
is a resources that is once used can not come back
Fossil Fuel
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Nuclear Fission
a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy.
nuclear fusion
a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction of positively charged hydrogen ions with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.
Solar Energy
radiant energy emitted by the sun.
Wind Energy
Wind energy is a form of renewable energy produced through machines that use wind as their power source.
Hydroelectric energy
A hydraulic turbine converts the energy of flowing water into mechanical energy. A hydroelectric generator converts this mechanical energy into electricite
Biomass
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Ethanol (E85)
it a gas you use for your car
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the heat from the Earth.
Petroleum
a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil;
Natural Gas
flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground used a fuel.
