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Unit 04
Energy Resources and Transformations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biomass. | Material derived from living things. |
| Coal. | A hard, black soil fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions years and extracted from the ground; a nonrenewable fossil fuel. |
| Energy. | The ability to do work; required for changes to happen within a system. |
| Energy Resource. | A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people's needs. |
| Fossil Fuel. | A natural , nonrenewable fuel such as coil,oil, or natural gas formed a very long |
| Geothermal Energy | Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use. |
| Greenhouse Gases | Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat within the atmosphere . |
| Hydropower | A renewable source of energy based on the natural movement of water. |
| Landfill | A disposal site for solid waste. |
| Natural Gas | A gas,usually found in the ground ; a nonrenewable fossil fuel. |
| Nonrenewable | Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time. |
| Nuclear Power | Energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms. |
| Petroleum (Oil) | A flammable, yellow to black liquid composed of hydrocarbons;beneath the Earths surface ; nonrenewable. |
| Pollution | The presence of harmful or unwanted levels of material in the environment. |
| Renewable | Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time. |
| Solar Power | Energy collected from the Sun and converted into usable energy; renewable. |
| Wind Energy | Energy from turbines that hardness the movement of air and convert it to usable energy; renewable. |
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