Question | Answer |
what is fuel? | is a substance that provides energy-such as heat, light, motion, or electricity-as the result of a chemical change. |
what is energy transformation? | a change from one form of energy to another. or an energy conversion. |
what is combustion? | fuels contain stored chemical energy, which can be released.or burning. |
what are fossil fuels? | are the energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms. |
what is Hydrocarbons? | are chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms. |
what is Petroleum? | is another name for oil, from the Latin words petra and oleum. |
what is refinery? | a factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products. |
what are petrochemicals? | are compounds that are made from oil. |
what is solar energy? | the warmth you feel on a sunny day. |
what is Hydroelectric power? | is electricity produced by flowing water. |
what are biomass fuels? | its wood belongs to a group of fuels. |
what is gasohol? | adding the alcohol to gasoline forms a mixture. |
what is geothermal energy? | the intense heat from Earth´s interior that warms the magma. |
what is nucleus? | the central core of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons. |
what is nuclear fission? | is the splitting of an atom´s nucleus into two smaller nuclei. |
what is a reactor vessel? | is the part of the nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs. |
what are fuel rods? | the reactor contains rods of U-235. |
what are control rods? | made of the metal cadmium, are inserted between the fuel rods. |