Energy Resources 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
organic natural resource which can replenish to overcome usage and consumption, either through biological reproduction or other naturally recurring processes
Nonrenewable Resource
A resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption
Fossil Fuel
a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth’s crust over hundreds of millions of years
Nuclear Fission
the main process generating nuclear energy
Nuclear Fusion
a nuclear reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come very close and then collide at a very high speed and join to form a new nucleus
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
a type of vehicle which uses a fuel cell to power its on-board electric motor
Solar Energy
radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis
Wind Energy
Wind Power
Hydroelectric energy
energy derived from the movement of water
Biomass
biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms.
Ethanol (E85)
systematic chemical
Geothermal Energy
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; oil
Natural Gas
a fossil fuel formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years. The energy that the plants originally obtained from the su
