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EnvSci 3

Chapter 7 section 5 and 6

QuestionAnswer
visual appearance aesthetics
plant material that is burned for fuel biomass
a barrier built across a river to control the flow of water dam
the direction water in a river or stream flows, away from its source downstream
a fuel made from corn or sugar cane ethanol
a series of pools that allow fish to move upstream over a dam fish ladder
heat from inside the earth geothermal
a jet of hot liquid or steam that shoots out of a crack in Earth's crust geyser
a natural flow of groundwater heated inside the earth hot spring
the energy that comes from moving water hydropower
partly decomposed plant material found in wetlands peat
regular rise and fall of the oceans surface due to the gravity of the sun and moon tide
the opposite direction of the way water is flowing in a stream or river upstream
an area with many connected groups of wind turbines wind farm
a tower with moving blades that converts wind movement into energy wind turbine
sharing rides with others to reduce energy usage carpooling
use 25% less energy than standard lightbulbs compact flourescents
using less energy and wasting less energy energy conservation
the percentage of useful work from a certain amount of energy energy efficiency
uses less energy to produce the same amount of light energy efficient
a device for converting chemicals to electricity fuel cell
a vehicle that runs on bothe a gasoline engine and an electric motor hybrid vehicle
enforced by law mandated
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