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Energy resources

Chapter 9 vocabulary

Definition Term
A substance that provides energy, such as heat, light, motion or electricity as the result of a chemical change Fuel
an energy- rich substance ( such as coal, oil, and natural gas) formed from the remains of organisms Fossil fuel
an energy- rich chemical compound that contains carbon or hydrogen atoms Hydrocarbons
liquid fossil fuel; oil petroleum
a factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products refinery
a compound made from oil; used to make plastics, paints, medicines, and cosmetics petrochemical
energy from the sun solar energy
electricity produced using the energy from flowing water hydroelectric power
fuel made from living things biomass fuel
a mixture of gasoline and alcohol gasohol
the heating of underground water by magma geothermal energy
the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two similar nuclei and neutrons nuclear fission
the part of a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs reactor vessel
a uranium rod that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor fuel rod
cadmium rod used in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons from fission reactions control rod
the percentage of energy that is used to perform work efficiency
material that blocks heat transfer between the air inside and outside a building insulation
the practice of reducing energy use energy conservation
_____ means rock petra
_____ means oil oleum
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