Fossil fuels Flashcards
Natural material used by humans
Natural resource
Can be replaced at the same rate of being used
renewable resourse
Cant be replaced fast enough
Nonrenewable resourse
recovering useful materials
recycling
remains of organisms, cant be replaced.
fossil fuel
liquid mixture. common fuel sourse
petroleum
mixture of gasses under the earth.
natural gas
decomposed plant material
Coal
acid rain
acid precipitation
Atoms splitting
Nuclear fisson
Atoms combining
Nuclear fusion
Hydrogen splitting
Hydrogen fuel cell veicle
Taking Energy from the sun.
Solar energy
Energy from sails
Wind energy
a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion—such as water flowing over a waterfall—to generate electricity
Hydroelectric energy