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Ch 18 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biomass energy | the energy produced from organic materials |
| Biofuel | fuel from organic sources |
| Biopower | ectricity generated by the combustion of organic materials, |
| Geothermal energy | a type of renewable energy that is generated deep within the earth; produced by the breakdown of radioactive elements and high pressure together, |
| Ground Source Heat Lamp | a network of pipes that circulates water from the ground (for heating) and back into the ground (for cooling) |
| Hydropower | ectricity generated from the energy of moving water, |
| Tidal Energy | electricity generated from the movement of the tides, |
| Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion | process of changing the solar energy stored in the ocean to electric power, |
| Passive solar heating | using the design of a building (versus technology) to collect, store, and distribute the sun's energy, |
| Active solar heating | use of technology to collect, store, and distribute the sun's energy, |
| Flat plane solar collector | a metal box that absorbs the sun's energy to heat water or air, |
| photovoltaic Cell | device that converts solar energy directly into electricity, |
| Concentrating solar power | technology that uses the heat of the sun to generate electricity; mirrors focus the sun's energy, which is used to heat the water that fuels electric power plants, |
| Wind turbine | device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy, |
| Wind farm | power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity, |
| Electrolysis | a process that releases hydrogen by using an electric current to break down water molecules, |
| Fuel cell | a device that converts hydrogen or another fuel into electricity |