The ability to do work or cause a change.

The energy that an object has because of its position of shape.

Burning; the chemical reaction when fuel combines rapidly with oxygen.

An expression of how much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work.

An energy resource that is readily available or that can be replaced in a relatively short time; includes wind, moving water, sunlight, and wood.

An energy resource that cannot be replaced in a relatively short time.

The energy produced by the flow and interaction of electrons.

The extraction of a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.

Typically the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral.

A dark liquid fossil fuel made up of mostly of hydrocarbons.

Chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products.

Deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen.

Rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons.

An ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules.

When sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid.

The practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals.

The energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus.

The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei.

Generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.

The fuel rods produced so much heat that they melted.

radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes.

Small nuclei of light weight elements are forced together to form a heavier nucleus.

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chapter 17

Term	Definition
Energy	The ability to do work or cause a change.
Kinetic energy	The energy produced by motion.
Potential energy	The energy that an object has because of its position of shape.
Combustion	Burning; the chemical reaction when fuel combines rapidly with oxygen.
Energy efficiency	An expression of how much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work.
renewable energy	An energy resource that is readily available or that can be replaced in a relatively short time; includes wind, moving water, sunlight, and wood.
nonrenewable energy	An energy resource that cannot be replaced in a relatively short time.
Electricity	The energy produced by the flow and interaction of electrons.
Strip mining	The extraction of a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.
Subsurface mining	Typically the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral.
Petroleum	A dark liquid fossil fuel made up of mostly of hydrocarbons.
Petrochemicals	Chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products.
Oil sands	Deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen.
Oil shale	Rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons.
Methane hydrate	An ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules.
Acid drainage.	When sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid.
Energy conservation	The practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals.
Nuclear energy	The energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus.
Nuclear fission	The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei.
Nuclear reactor	Generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.
Meltdown	The fuel rods produced so much heat that they melted.
Nuclear waste	radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes.
nuclear fusion	Small nuclei of light weight elements are forced together to form a heavier nucleus.

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