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Fossil Fuels
About fossil fuels
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fuel | A substance that provides energy-such as heat, light, motion, or electricity |
| Energy transformation | An energy conversion |
| Combustion | Burning |
| Fossil fuel | The energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms |
| Hydrocarbon | A chemical compound that contains carbon and hy |
| Petroleum | Oil |
| Refinery | A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products |
| Petrochemical | A compound that is made from oil |
| Non-renewable | A resource that when it's used up it takes "millions of years" to be made again |
| Coal | A combustible black or rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, used as fuel |
| Oil | A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant |
| Natural gas | Flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons |
| Nuclear energy | The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity |
| Mineral resources | A concentration or occurrence of material of intrinsic economic interest in or on the earth's crust in such form |
| Non-metallic | Product of chemical reactions, physical effects, and contamination that occurs during the melting and pouring process |
| Solar energy | Energy from the sun |
| Wind Farm | Uses large number of windmills to generate electricity |
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