Is the ability to do work or cause a change.

is the energy that an object has due to its motion.

is the energy that an object has because of its position or shape.

is the process in which a fuel burns because it combines rapidly with oxygen.

is an expression of how much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work.

are nearly always available some where on Earth's surface or they are replaced in a relatively short time.

in contrast cannot be replaced.

which is energy made available by the flow of an electric charge is considered a secondary source of energy because it must be pro

is the extraction of a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.

is typically the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral.

is a dark liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of hydrocarbons.

are chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products.

are deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen.

is rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons.

is an ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules.

occurs when sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid.

is the practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals.

is the energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus

is the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei

which generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.

High amounts of radiation were released over the next several days

which is radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes

small nuclei of lightweight elements are forced together to form a heavier nucleus.

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chapter 17

Term	Definition
Energy	Is the ability to do work or cause a change.
Kinetic energy	is the energy that an object has due to its motion.
Potential energy	is the energy that an object has because of its position or shape.
Combustion	is the process in which a fuel burns because it combines rapidly with oxygen.
Energy efficiency	is an expression of how much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work.
renewable energy	are nearly always available some where on Earth's surface or they are replaced in a relatively short time.
nonrenewable energy	in contrast cannot be replaced.
Electricity	which is energy made available by the flow of an electric charge is considered a secondary source of energy because it must be pro
Strip mining	is the extraction of a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit.
Subsurface mining	is typically the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral.
petroleum	is a dark liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of hydrocarbons.
Petrochemicals	are chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products.
oil sands	are deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen.
Oil shale	is rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons.
Methane hydrate	is an ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules.
Acid drainage	occurs when sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid.
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 atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei
nuclear reactor	which generates electricity by controlled fission reactions.
meltdown	High amounts of radiation were released over the next several days
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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