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chapter 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biomass | the total amount of living tissue in a trophic |
| biofuel | fuel from organic sources |
| bio power | electricity generated by the combustion of organic materials |
| geothermal energy | a type of renewable energy that is generated deep within the earth |
| ground-source heat pump | a network of pipes that circulates water from the ground |
| hydropower | electricity generated from the energy of the moving water |
| tidal energy | elecricity generated from movement of the tides |
| ocean thermal energy conversion | the process of changing the solar energy stored in the ocean to electric power |
| passive solar heating | using the design of a building to collect, store, distribute the suns energy |
| active solar heating | the use of technology to collect store and distibute the sun energy |
| flat-plate solar collector | a metal box that absorbs suns energy to heat water or air |
| photovoltaic cell | a device that converts solar energy directs into electricity |
| concentracting solar power | a technology that uses the heat of the sun to generate electricity ; mirror focus the suns energy ; which is used to heat the water that fuels electric power plants |
| wind farm | a power plant that uses wind turbine to generate electricity |
| wind turbine | a device that converts the winds kinetic energy into electrical |
| electrolysis | a process that releases hydrogen by using an electric current break down water molecules |
| fuel cell | a device that converts hydrogen or another fuel into electricity |
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