click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocab7
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
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 |
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 |
power | The ability to do something or act in a particular way, esp. as a faculty or quality |
solar | Of, relating to, or determined by the sun |
fuel cell | A device that produces electricity by combining a fuel, usually hydrogen, with oxygen (example: electric car) |
renewable energy | energy that can be used over and over and cannotbe used up |
non-renewable energy | energy that can only be used limitingly and will eventually be depleted |
hydro-power | energy relating to the water |
wind-power | energy related to the wind |