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chapter 17 notes

energy the ability to do work or cause a change
kinetic energy the energy produced by motion
potential energy the energy an object has because its position or shape
combustion the chemical reaction when fuel combines rapidly with oxygen
energy effiency an expression of energy put into a system actually does useful work
renewable energy and energy that is readily available or can be replaced in a realitciley short time
nonrenewable enrgy an energy resource that can not be replaced in a relatively short time
electricity the energy produced by flow
strip mining a type of mining in which layers of surface soil and rock are removed.
subsurface mining a type of mining in which vertical shafts are dug deep into the ground and networks of tunnels are blasted out.
petroleum a liquid fossil fuel made up of mostly hydro carbons
petrochemicals derived from oil that is used to make plastics
oil sand a deposit of moist sand and clay that can be mined to extract bitumen
oil shale rock that contains hydrocarbons can be burned directly or processed
methane hydrate an icelike solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules
acid drainage a type of mining pollution that occurs when oxygen and rainwater react with newly exposed rock that contains iron sulfide, forming acid that removes metals from rock
energy conservation reducing energy use to prpolong the supply of fossil fuels
nuclear energy the energy that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom
nuclear fission the conversion of the energy within an atoms nucleus to usable thermal energy by splitting apart atomic nuclei
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