Fossil Fuels Flashcards

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1
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Any nature material that is used by humans,such as water,petroleum,minerals forests and animals

A

Natural Resource

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A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate which the resource is consumed

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Renewable resource

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A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate consumed

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Nonrenewable resource

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A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived a long time ago

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Fossil Fuel

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The combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus

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Nuclear Fusion

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A Neutron Collides with a uranium atom and splits it

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Nuclear Fission

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7
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A car run by Hydrogen and is more reliable than gas

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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

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8
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Technology that turns sun into energy

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Solar energy

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9
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harnessing moving water int energy

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hydroelectric energy

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11
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Organic matter used as fuel

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Biomass

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12
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a Mix of gasoline and ethyl

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Gasohol

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13
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Energy coming from the heat of the earth

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Geothermal energy

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A Liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that can be turned into gasoline,diesel,and Oil

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Petroleum

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A fossil energy source formed deep beneath the earth

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Natural Gas

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16
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A sedimentary deposit that can be used as energy

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coal

17
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Three carbon formula used for energy

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Propane

18
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A form of energy by the energy formed from the tides

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Tidal Energy

19
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technology making waves into power

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Wave Energy

20
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A thick smoke or fog from power plants or other

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Smog

21
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precipitation with acidic components

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Acid precipitation

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