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chapter 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biomass energy | is energy that is produced from this matirial |
| biofuel | are helping to power millions of vehicles on todays road |
| biopower | electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass |
| geothermal energy | heats rock below the earthes surface sometimes melting them to form liquid rock called magma |
| ground source heat pump | takes advantage of the face that the temperature of soil a few feet under-ground stays the same all year |
| hydropower | we use the kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines and generated electricity |
| tidal energy | refers to using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity |
| ocean thermal energy conversion | is a process that converts the thermal energy in ocean water to elecrical energy that people can use |
| passive solar heating | involves desining a building to collect,store and distribute the suns energy naturally |
| active solar heating | system uses technology to collect,move,and stare heat derived from the sun |
| flat plate solar collector | generally consist of a black,heat-absorbing metal plate in flate box with a glass cover |
| photovoltcic pv cell | solar energy is converted directly into elecricity |
| concentrating solar power | is a technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight into order to generate electricity |
| wind turbine | is a device that converts the winds kinetic energy,or energy of motion |
| wind farm | wind turbines are most often built in groups |
| electrolysis | water molecules are broken down into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas |
| fuel cell | hydrogen gas can be used to produce electricti |
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Jamierosas