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Alternative Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biomass | Renewable energy from plants and animals |
| Biodiesel | a fuel made from soybeans or vegetable oil |
| Coal | a fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
| Energy | Is the Ability To Do Work |
| Fission | a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
| Fossil fuels | a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's crust for millions of years |
| Generator | engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction |
| Global Warming | an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) |
| Hydroelectric Power Plant | Structure in which the energy of falling or flowing water spins a turbine generator to produce electricity. |
| Natural Gas | a fossil fuel in the gaseous state |
| Nonrenewable | Something that can not be renewed |
| Nuclear Gas | Carbon dioxide. |
| Oil | liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is burned to obtain energy and used in the manufacture of plastics |
| Power Plant | an electrical generating station |
| Renewable Energy | Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions. |
| Shaft Mine | a network of tunnels that go deep into the ground, following the veins of the ore |
| Solar energy | energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy |
| Surface mine | mine which removes the soil above it to expose the desired mineral below |
| Turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate |
| Wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Wood | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
| Dam | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
| Electricity | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor |
| Organic | relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis |
| Uranium | a heavy toxic silvery |
| Biogas | a gas that is produced by the action of bacteria on organic waste matter: used as a fuel |
| Collector | a biofuel produced by fermenting the sugars in biomass materials such as corn and agricultural residues |
| Ethanol | a biofuel produced by fermenting the sugars in biomass materials such as corn and agricultural residues |
| Digesters | an apparatus in which substances are softened or disintegrated by moisture, heat, chemical action, or anaerobic bacteria |
| District Heating System | involves piping hot water near Earth's surface directly into buildings and industries for heat |
| Fish Ladder | a row of ascending pools or weirs connected by short falls to allow fish to pass barrages or dams |
| Hydropower | electricity generated using the energy of moving water |
| Hydrothermal | relating to or produced by hot water, especially water heated underground by the Earth's internal heat |
| Wind Farm | a large group of wind |
| Wind Turbines | a turbine that is driven by the wind |
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