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chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biomass | a material that makes up living organisms or comes from organisms |
| biofuel | liquid fuelf from biomass sources |
| bio power | electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass |
| geothermal energy | natural heat that is formed by high pressure and the breakdown |
| ground source heat pump | a temperature system that uses heat from the soil below |
| hydropower | uses the kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines and generate electricity |
| tidal energy | using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity |
| ocean thermal energy converting (otec) | a process that converts the thermal energy into the ocean water to electrical energy that people can use |
| passive solar heating | involves designing a building to collect,store,and distribute the suns energy naturally |
| active solar heating | uses technology to collect,move,and store heat derived from the sun |
| flat-plat solar collector | generally consists of a black ,heat-absorbing metal plate in a flat box with a glass cover |
| photovoltaic cell | solar energy directly into electricity |
| concentrating solar power | a technology that use mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity |
| wind turbine | a device that converts wind into kinetic energy,or energy of motion,into electrical energy |
| wind farms | turbines in groups |
| electrolysis | water molecules are broken down into oxygen and hydrogen gas by an electric current that runs through theelectrolysis water |
| fuel cell | the chemical reaction that takes place in a fuel cell is the reverse of the reaction for electrolysis |
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