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EnvSci 3
Chapter 7 section 5 and 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| visual appearance | aesthetics |
| plant material that is burned for fuel | biomass |
| a barrier built across a river to control the flow of water | dam |
| the direction water in a river or stream flows, away from its source | downstream |
| a fuel made from corn or sugar cane | ethanol |
| a series of pools that allow fish to move upstream over a dam | fish ladder |
| heat from inside the earth | geothermal |
| a jet of hot liquid or steam that shoots out of a crack in Earth's crust | geyser |
| a natural flow of groundwater heated inside the earth | hot spring |
| the energy that comes from moving water | hydropower |
| partly decomposed plant material found in wetlands | peat |
| regular rise and fall of the oceans surface due to the gravity of the sun and moon | tide |
| the opposite direction of the way water is flowing in a stream or river | upstream |
| an area with many connected groups of wind turbines | wind farm |
| a tower with moving blades that converts wind movement into energy | wind turbine |
| sharing rides with others to reduce energy usage | carpooling |
| use 25% less energy than standard lightbulbs | compact flourescents |
| using less energy and wasting less energy | energy conservation |
| the percentage of useful work from a certain amount of energy | energy efficiency |
| uses less energy to produce the same amount of light | energy efficient |
| a device for converting chemicals to electricity | fuel cell |
| a vehicle that runs on bothe a gasoline engine and an electric motor | hybrid vehicle |
| enforced by law | mandated |
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