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Unit 7 vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 | A device that produces electricity by combining a fuel, usually hydrogen, with oxygen (example: electric car) |
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 |
9.Renewable energy | Renewable energy is a socially and politically defined category of energy sources |
10.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 |
11.Hydro-power | electricity produced from machines that are run by moving water |
12.Wind power | power obtained by harnessing the energy of the wind. |