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unit 7 vocabulary
power and energy
Term | Definition |
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Biomass | The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume |
Consumption | The using up of a resource |
Energy | The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity |
Fuel Cell | The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity |
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 |
solar | Of, relating to, or determined by the sun |
renewable energy | any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel. |
non-renewable energy | Of or relating to an energy source, such as oil or natural gas, or a natural resource, such as a metallic ore, that is not replaceable after it has been used. |
hydro-power | Hydroelectric power |
wind-power | power produced from windmills and wind turbines |