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Env Science Week 11
Week 11 Vocabulary for Environmental Science
Term | Definition |
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coal | an organic sedimentary rock, considered a solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plant remains buried over time |
lignite | a low-quality type of coal with a brown color |
bituminous | a medium-quality coal with a dark brown to black color |
anthracite | a high-quality coal with a glassy, dark black appearance |
nuclear fission | splitting atoms apart to get energy, uses mostly uranium |
nuclear fusion | combining atoms to get energy, usually Hydrogen atoms (this is what our sun does) |