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U2L1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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atom | basic unit of matter |
biomass | plant materials and animal waste used for fuel |
bonds | how atoms attach |
combustion | the act of burning something |
conservation | the act of using resources wisely |
electricity | the flow of electrical power or charge |
energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
geothermal | related to the heat of the Earth's interior. |
Heat | a type of energy that is hot |
hydropower | the energy that comes from moving water |
light energy | energy from sources of light |
Nonrenewable | Not able to be made again quickly by nature or people. |
nucleus | the center of the atom |
power | the rate of doing work |
renewable | able to be created again |
sound energy | energy that we hear |
work | the use of force to move an object |