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Energy Resources
Unit 9 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Oil | A flammable liquid produced from organic matter (remains of marine organisms) buried under layers of sediments for millions of years |
Natural Gas | A gas usually found above oil deposits and burned to obtain energy, non-renewable resource |
Coal | Hard black substance extracted formed from dead plant matter in swampy areas,a non-renewable resource |
Pressure | The action of force by one object against another (in a geyser, hot water escapes the pressure from under layers of the earth’s crust) |
Sedimentary Rock | Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments |
Fossil Fuel | Non-renewable flammable material (coal, oil, natural gas) made from the remains of plants and animals buried in the Earth’s crust that is used to produce heat and power |
Organic Matter | The waste and remains of plants and animals |
Alternative Energy Resource | Energy generated by natural processes that is renewable |
Wind Energy | Energy that comes from changing the power of moving air into a useful form |
Solar Energy | Energy that comes from the Sun |
Bio Fuel | Fuel made from plants and plant or animal waste |
Pollution | Materials introduced into an environment that cause damage, discomfort or instability |
Renewable Resource | Materials from the Earth that can be replaced by nature in a short period of time; for example, trees |
Nonrenewable Resource | Materials from the Earth that cannot be replaced within a reasonable amount of time; for example, coal, oil, and natural gas |
Fossil | Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past |
Sediment | Small pieces of rock |
Imprint | A mark or depression of a plant or animal made by pressure |