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Unit 7 Vocabulary
Biomass | The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume |
Solar | Of, relating to, or determined by the sun |
Wind power | power obtained by harnessing the energy of the wind |
Hydro Power | electricity produced from machines that are run by moving water |
Consumption | The using up of a resource |
Energy | The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity |
Fuel Cell | A device that produces electricity by combining a fuel, usually hydrogen, with oxygen |
Geothermal | Of, relating to, or produced by the internal heat of the earth |
Nuclear | Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom |
Pollution | The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects |
Renewable energy | energy that can be reused |
Non-Renewable enrgy | energy that can not be reused |