Fossil Fuels Flashcards
Any nature material that is used by humans,such as water,petroleum,minerals forests and animals
Natural Resource
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate which the resource is consumed
Renewable resource
A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate consumed
Nonrenewable resource
A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived a long time ago
Fossil Fuel
The combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus
Nuclear Fusion
A Neutron Collides with a uranium atom and splits it
Nuclear Fission
A car run by Hydrogen and is more reliable than gas
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
Technology that turns sun into energy
Solar energy
harnessing moving water int energy
hydroelectric energy
Organic matter used as fuel
Biomass
a Mix of gasoline and ethyl
Gasohol
Energy coming from the heat of the earth
Geothermal energy
A Liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that can be turned into gasoline,diesel,and Oil
Petroleum
A fossil energy source formed deep beneath the earth
Natural Gas
A sedimentary deposit that can be used as energy
coal
Three carbon formula used for energy
Propane
A form of energy by the energy formed from the tides
Tidal Energy
technology making waves into power
Wave Energy
A thick smoke or fog from power plants or other
Smog
precipitation with acidic components
Acid precipitation
