Energy Resources Vocabulary Flashcards

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What is a Natural Resource

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materials such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

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sources of energy that can be replenished by nature

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What Is a Renewable Resource

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What is a Nonrenewable Resource

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natural substances that humans use for energy

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a hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth’s crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel.

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What is a fossil Fuel

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What is a Nuclear Fission

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the splitting of a heavy atom

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a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei, combine to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles

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What is nuclear Fusion

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What is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

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a type of electric car that uses hydrogen gas to generate electricity for the motor, instead of batteries.

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radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies

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What is Solar Energy

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What is Wind energy

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a form of renewable energy that is generated by harnessing the power of wind to produce electricity.

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A renewable energy source

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What is Hydroelectric energy

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What is Biomass

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organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity

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a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as fuel in internal combustion engines

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What is Gasohol

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What is Geothermal Energy

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the heat that is generated and stored in the Earth.

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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.

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What is Petroleum

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What is Natural Gas

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a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel

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What is Coal

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What is propane

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a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel.

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a form of renewable energy that is generated by harnessing the power of ocean tides and currents.

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Tidal Energy

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Wave Energy

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the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work

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Air pollution that reduces visibility

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What is Smog

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What is Acid Precipitation

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any form of precipitation with acidic components

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recovery and reprocessing of waste materials for use in new products

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What is Recycling