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Ciencia Fisica, C 16

Phys Sci, Fuentes de energia

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combustible fosiles/fossil fuels combustibles que se formaron de la descomposicion de plantas y animales prehistoricos/oil, natural gas, and coal;formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals
petroleo/petroleum combustible liquido formado por la descomposicion de materia organica/liquid fossil fuel formed from decayed remains of ancient organisms;can be refined into fuels and used to make plastics.
recursos no renovables/nonrenewable resources recursos que no pueden reemplazarse al mismo ritmo en que se consumen/natural resource, such as fossil fuels, that cannot be replaced by natural processes as quickly as it is used
desechos nucleares/nuclear waste cualquier subproducto radiactivo que se genera como consecuencia del uso de materiales radiactivos/radioactive byproduct that results when radioactive materials are used.
reactor nuclear/nuclear reactor un sistema que utiliza energia de una reaccion nuclear controlada para generar electricidad/uses energy from a controlled nuclear chain reaction to generate electricity.
biomasa/biomass materia oerganica renovable, como la lena y fibras vegetales/renewable organic matter from plants and animals, such as wood and animal manure, that can be burned to provide heat
celdas o celulas fotovoltaicas/ photovoltaic cell un artefacto que convierte energia radiante del Sol en energia electica/device that converts solar energy into electricity; also called a solar cell.
energia geotermica/geothermal energy energia termica presente en el magma caliente/thermal energy in hot magma; can be converted by a power plant into electrical energy
hidroelectricidad/hydroelectricity electricidad producida a partir de la energia del agua en movimiento/electricity produced from the energy of falling water
recurso renovable/renewable resource una fuente de energia que se reemplaza casi tan rapido como se consume/energy source that is replaced almost as quickly as it is used
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