The ability to do work or cause a change.

the energy that an object has due to its motion.

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

the process in which a fuel burns because it 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.

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 layer of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.

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

a liquid fossil fuel made up 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.

a type of mining pollution that occurs when oxygen and rainwater react with newly exposed rock that contains iron sulfide, forming sulfuric acid that removes metals from rock and leches into groundwater or enters water bodies as runoff.

the practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals.

the energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus.

the spitting of atoms nucleus into smaller nuclei.

generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.

the accidental melting of the uranium fuel rods inside the core of a nuclear reactor, causing the release of radiation.

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

small nuclei of lightweight elements are forced together to form heavier nucleus.

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chapter 17

Term	Definition
Energy	The ability to do work or cause a change.
Kinetic Energy	the energy that an object has due to its motion.
potential energy	energy that an object has because of its position or shape.
Combustion	the process in which a fuel burns because it 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.
nonrenewable	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 layer of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.
Subsurface mining	the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral.
petroleum	a liquid fossil fuel made up 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	a type of mining pollution that occurs when oxygen and rainwater react with newly exposed rock that contains iron sulfide, forming sulfuric acid that removes metals from rock and leches into groundwater or enters water bodies as runoff.
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 spitting of atoms nucleus into smaller nuclei.
nuclear reactor	generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.
meltdown	the accidental melting of the uranium fuel rods inside the core of a nuclear reactor, causing the release of radiation.
nuclear waste	radioactive materials left over from the production of energy and other processes.
nuclear fusion	small nuclei of lightweight elements are forced together to form heavier nucleus.

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