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Chapter 5 Science
Lesson 2 Renewable Sources of Energy
Question | Answer |
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Solar Energy | Energy from the sun |
Hydroelectric Power | Electricity produced by the kinetic energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam |
BiomassFuel | Fuel made from living things |
Gasohol | A mixture of gasoline and alcohol |
Geothermal Energy | The intense heat energy that comes from Earth's interior |
Nuclear Fission | The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy |
Reactor Vessel | The part of a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fission occurs |
Fuel Rod | A uranium rod that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor |
Control Rod | A cadmium rod used in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons from fission reactions |