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What is the definition of Energy Transformation?

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A change from one form of energy to another is called energy transformation, or an energy conversion.

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What is the definition of fuel.

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A substance that provides energy- such as heat, light, motion, or electricity- as a result of a chemical change.

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What is the definition of Combustion?

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The burning of a fuel.

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What is the definition of fossil fuel?

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Or the energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms. The three major fossil fuels our coal, oil, and natural gas.

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What is the definition of hydrocarbon?

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Are chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms.

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What is the definition of petroleum?

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Another name for oil, liquid fossil fuel.

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What is the definition of Refinery?

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Factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products.

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What is the definition of petrochemical?

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Compounds that are made from oil. They are used to make plastics, paints, medicines, and cosmetics.

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What is the definition of solar energy?

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Energy from the sun.

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What is the definition of hydroelectric power?

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Electricity produced by flowing water.

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What is the definition of biomass fuels?

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Would belongs to a group of fuels called biomass fuels, which are made from living things.

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What is the definition of gasohol?

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Adding the alcohol to a gasoline is called gasohol.

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What is the definition of geothermal energy?

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Intense heat from Earth’s interior that one’s magma.

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What are the two forms energy resources come in?

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Renewable and nonrenewable.

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What is nonrenewable resources?

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They are gone once they are used up.

thousands of years to reform.

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What provides most of the energy we use today?

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Fossil fuels

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What are fossil fuels formed from?

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The remains of organisms.

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The 3 types of fossil fuels.

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Coal
Oil
Natural gas

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Coal

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  • formed from plant remains

* must be mined from the ground

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Oil

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  • liquid fossil fuel

* formed from small animals, algae, and other organisms that lived in the sea millions of years ago.

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Natural Gas

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  • mixture of methane and other gases.

* forms from some of the same organisms as oil.

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What is renewable resources?

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  • constantly being supplied

* scientists are looking for ways to use these resources to meet our energy needs.

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What are the six renewable resources?

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Solar Energy
Hydroelectric power
Wind power
Biomass fuels 
Geothermal energy
Hydrogen power
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What is the last energy source?

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Nuclear energy

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Fossil fuels are something that we…

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Pump or dig up.

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When energy is stored it is called…

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Potential energy

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When energy is moving we call it…

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Kinetic energy

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Solar energy

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  • comes from the sun
  • is the source either directly or indirectly of most renewable energy sources.
  • earth receives enough solar energy each day to power the earth for 40 years.
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Hydroelectric power:

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  • power produced by flowing water.
  • a dam built across a river blocks the flow of water and creates a reservoir.
  • when the dam control gates open, water flows through tunnels turning turbines that are connected to generators.
  • generators create electricity.
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Wind power:

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  • wind can be used to turn a turbine and generate electricity.
  • wind is a major source of power in places where it is difficult to transport fuel.
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Biomass fuels:

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• made from living things
~ Ex: wood, leaves, food waste, manure.
• alcohol can be added to gasoline, methane created by bacteria can heat buildings, etc.

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Geothermal energy:

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• water is heated by magma( melted rock) under earths surface.

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Hydrogen power:

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• pure hydrogen burns cleanly, creates no smog or acid rain, and exists on earth in large supply.

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Nuclear power:

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  • comes from splitting the the nucleus of atoms.
  • about 20% of the US and more than 70% of France’s energy comes from nuclear power.
  • the heat released by splitting atoms is used to change water into steam. This steam turns turns a turbine to generate electricity.
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What is solar energy’s problem?

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  • figuring out how to store and use this power.
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What is hydroelectric energy’s problem?

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  • most rivers have already been dammed and dams can have a negative affect on the environment.
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What is wind power’s problem?

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  • few places have steady winds.
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What is Biomass fuels problem?

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  • takes time to regrow trees that have been cut down and producing alcohol and methane in large quantities is expensive.
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What is Geothermal energy’s problem?

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  • only a few places have magma close enough to earths surface. Deep drilling is expensive.
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What is Hydrogen powers problem?

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  • mostly combined with oxygen in water on earth. It takes more energy to obtain the hydrogen than is produced by burning it.
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Two ways to preserve our current energy resources.

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1) increase the efficiency of our energy use.

2) reduce energy use.

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What is left over energy usually lost as?

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Heat

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What is efficiency?

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The percentage of energy actually used.

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How to increase efficiency?

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1) insulation to trap heat loss.
2) better light bulbs
3) better car tires and engines
4) refuse the number of cars on the road.

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How to reduce energy use?

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1) ride a bike or walk instead of driving.
2) Recycle!!
3) use a fan instead of air conditioning.

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