fossil fuels Flashcards
fossil fuels
nonrenewable energy resource resource formed remains of a organism that lived long ago
petroleum
a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compound
natural gas
a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the earth
natural resource
Any natural material that is used by humans
renewable resource
a natural resource that can be replaced as soon as it has been consumed.
Nonrenewable
a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate that it is consumed.
nuclear fission
a process in which the nuclei of radio active atoms are split into 2 or more smaller atoms
nuclear fussion
is the joining in 2 or more nuclei to form a larger nucleus.
hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
energy stored as hydrogen is converted to electricity by the fuel cell.
solar energy
energy that comes from the suns rays
wind energy
energy made by wind spining a propeler
hydroelectric energy
hydrolec energy created by falling water
biomass
organic matter that can be a source of energy
gasohol
a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as fuel.
geothermal energy
the energy produced by heat in the earth
coal
a fossil fuel that forms underground from partialy decomposed plant material
propane
a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel.
recycle
a process of recovering valueble or useful materials from waste or scrap
tidal energy
a form of power produced by the natural rise and fall of tides caused by the gravitational interaction between Earth, the sun, and the moon.
wave energy
is a form of renewable energy that can be utilized from the motion of the waves.
acid precepitation
when rain falls it picks up smog in the air
smog
photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pullutants
