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Science Vocab Quiz 2
| Biomass | Organic Material used for fuel/energy |
| Coal | Fossil Fuel formed from decayed plants that become sedentary rocks. |
| Climate Change | Earth's Climate - weather patterns are changing. |
| Carbon footprint | How your energy use affects the planet. |
| Chemical energy | Energy that is stored in chemical bonds. |
| Conservation | Protecting the natural world/environment. |
| Electrical Energy | Kinetic Energy of Electrons |
| Energy | The ability to do works |
| Electromagnetic Energy | Energy that travels in waves |
| Fossil Fuel | Nonrenewable resource formed from plants/animals millions years ago |
| Geothermal Energy | Heat energy from the inside of earth. |
| Greenhouse Gas | Gas that traps heat inside earth. |
| Hydroelectric Energy | using the power of moving water to create electricity |
| Joule | unit of energy |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy of Motion |
| Magnetic Energy | Energy associated with something having a magnetic field. |
| Nuclear Energy | Energy inside an atoms nucleus fusion |
| Oil | Fossil fuel found deep in the ground from once living plants/animals |
| Potential Energy | Stored Energy |
| Renewable Energy | Types of energy we won't run out of: solar water wind. |
| Nonrenewable Energy | We will run out of: coal, oil, gas. |
| Solar Power | Electromagnetic energy from the sun that we use for electricity. |
| Thermal Energy | Heat energy average kinetic energy of molecules |
| Wind Power | Using the power from the wind to generate electricity |
| Law of Conservation Energy | Energy is not created nor destroyed |
| Natural Gas | Fossil fuel from deep inside the ground. |