Natural resources Flashcards
Natural Resource
Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications.
Renewable Resource
biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy.
Nonrenewable Resource
coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy.
Fossil Fuel
Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
Nuclear Fusion
two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are powered by hydrogen. They are more efficient than conventional internal combustion engine vehicles
Solar Energy
Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation.
Wind Energy
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.
Hydroelectric energy
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower.
Biomass
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Ethanol
a renewable fuel made from corn and other plant materials.
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth’s crust which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions.
Petroleum
Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel.
Natural Gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
