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chapter 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | is the ability to do work or cause a change |
| kinetic energy | kinetic energy is the energy that an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | its the energy that an object has because of its position |
| combustion | is the process in which a fuel burns because it combines rapidly with oxygen |
| energy efficiency | it's an expression of how much of the energy put into a system actually does use full work |
| renewable energy | energy that is renewable and convienent |
| nonrenewable energy | cannot be replaced and very hard to find sometimes |
| electricity | which is energy made available by the flow of an electric charge |
| strip mining | is the extraction of a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of mineral deposit |
| subsurface mining | its the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find mineral and remove them |
| petroleum | a dark liquid fossil fuel made by mostly hydrocarbons,petroleum its usally found in underground deposits |
| petrochemical | are chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make up products |
| oil sands | are deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen which is a thick form of petroleum |
| oil shale | is rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons once mined oil shale can be burned directly like coal |
| methane hydrate | is an ice like solid that consist of molecules of methane within a crystal network |
| acid drainage | occurs when sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen |
| energy conservation | is the practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals |
| nuclear energy | is the energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus |
| nuclear fission | is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into smaller nuclei |
| nuclear reactor | which generates electricity by controlled fission reactions |
| meltdown | high amounts of radiation |
| nuclear waste | which is radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes |
| nuclear fusion | small nuclei of lightweight elements are forced together to form a heavier nucleus |
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