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6th unit 04
Energy Resources & Transformations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biomass | Material derived from living things |
| Coal | A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground ; a nonrenewable fossil fuel |
| Energy | The ability of a system 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 coal,oil ,or natural gas formed a very long time age from the remains of living organisms |
| Geothermal Energy | Heat transferred from beneath the suface of |
| Greenhouse Gases | |
| Hydropower | |
| Landfill | |
| Natural Gas | |
| Nonrenewable | |
| Nuclear Power | |
| Petroleum (Oil) | |
| Pollution | |
| Renewable | |
| Solar Power | |
| wind Energy |