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ENERGY NONRENEW
ENERGY(NON RENEWABLE) AND ENERGY TRANSFER
Term | Definition |
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ENERGY TRANSFORMATION | CHANGING FROM ONE ENERGY FORM TO ANOTHER |
FUEL | SUBSTANCE BURNED TO MAKE ENERGY |
COMBUSTION | PROCESS OF BURNING A FUEL |
COAL | SOLID FOSSIL FUEL MADE FROM DEAD PLANTS |
OIL | THICK BLACK LIQUID FOSSIL FUEL MADE FROM DEAD ORGANISMS |
NATURAL GAS | COMBINATION OF METHANE AND OTHER GASES |
REFINERY | FACTORY THAT SEPERATES CRUDE OIL INTO FUELS AND BIPRODUCTS |
NON RENEWABLE | RESOURCE THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED QUICKLY. TAKES MILLIONS OF YEARS TO MAKE |
FOSSIL FUELS | ENERGY RICH SUBSTANCE THAT COMES FROM REMAINS OF DEAD ORGANISMS MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO |
PETROLEUM | ANOTHER NAME FOR OIL, MEANS ROCK OIL. |
HYDROCARBONS | ENERGY RICH SUBSTANCE MADE BY COMBINING CARBON AND HYDROGEN ATOMS |
ENERGY | ABILITY TO DO WORK OR MAKE CHANGE |
KINETIC | ENERGY OF MOTION |
POTENTIAL | STORED ENERGY |
MECHANICAL | ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOTION AND POSITION OF AN OBJECT |
CHEMICAL | ENERGY STORED IN CHEMICAL BONDS. RELEASED DURING CHEM REACTIONS |
ELECTRICAL | ENERGY FROM THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS |
NUCLEAR | ENERGY MADE BY SPLITTING THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM |
RADIANT | ENERGY THAT TRAVELS IN WAVES |
THERMAL | ENERGY THAT DEALS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES. HEAT ENERGY |
FAN | ELECTRICAL TO MECHANICAL |
HYDROELECTRIC DAM | KINETIC TO MECHANICAL TO ELECTRICAL |
COAL PLANT | CHEMICAL TO THERMAL TO MECHANICAL TO ELECTRICAL |
NUCLEAR PLANT | CHEMICAL TO THERMAL TO MECH TO ELECTRICAL |
PHOTOSYNTHESIS | SOLAR TO CHEMICAL |
GEOTHERMAL PLANT | THERMAL TO MECHANICAL TO ELECTRICAL |
CONVERSION | TO CHANGE |