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chapter 5 Miss Falentine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| identify types of energy as renewable or nonrenewable | wind energy |
| natural resources used to generate energy | wind power, sun, heat |
| forms of matter fossil fuels exisits in (hint... what three states of matter) | liquid, gas, solid |
| petroleum forms from... | remains of sea organisms on the ocean floor |
| obtain fossil fuels from... | drilling wells, mining, surface mining |
| problems with fossil fuels,,, | acid is released from suffer dioxide |
| cleaner alternative to fossil fuel such as natural gas, coal, and kerosene are... | Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro-electric energy, solar energy, wind, nuclear energy |
| nuclear fission/fusion difference between them | fission split atoms and fusion join energy |
| types of fossil fuels and their disadvanges | petroleum- endanger wild life, oil can spill and cause damage coal- pollute water supplies, air pollution natural gas- very flammable, can explode |
| types of alternative energy and how energy is harnessed (how we turn it into energy) | Hydro-electric energy running water solar energy solar panels wind wind turbines |