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Alternative Energy

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Biomass   Renewable energy from plants and animals  
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Biodiesel   a fuel made from soybeans or vegetable oil  
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Coal   a fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period  
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Energy   Is the Ability To Do Work  
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Fission   a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy  
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Fossil fuels   a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's crust for millions of years  
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Generator   engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction  
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Global Warming   an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)  
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Hydroelectric Power Plant   Structure in which the energy of falling or flowing water spins a turbine generator to produce electricity.  
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Natural Gas   a fossil fuel in the gaseous state  
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Nonrenewable   Something that can not be renewed  
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Nuclear Gas   Carbon dioxide.  
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Oil   liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is burned to obtain energy and used in the manufacture of plastics  
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Power Plant   an electrical generating station  
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Renewable Energy   Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions.  
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Shaft Mine   a network of tunnels that go deep into the ground, following the veins of the ore  
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Solar energy   energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy  
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Surface mine   mine which removes the soil above it to expose the desired mineral below  
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Turbine   rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate  
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Wind   air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure  
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Wood   the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area  
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Dam   a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea  
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Electricity   energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor  
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Organic   relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis  
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Uranium   a heavy toxic silvery  
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Biogas   a gas that is produced by the action of bacteria on organic waste matter: used as a fuel  
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Collector   a biofuel produced by fermenting the sugars in biomass materials such as corn and agricultural residues  
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Ethanol   a biofuel produced by fermenting the sugars in biomass materials such as corn and agricultural residues  
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Digesters   an apparatus in which substances are softened or disintegrated by moisture, heat, chemical action, or anaerobic bacteria  
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District Heating System   involves piping hot water near Earth's surface directly into buildings and industries for heat  
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Fish Ladder   a row of ascending pools or weirs connected by short falls to allow fish to pass barrages or dams  
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Hydropower   electricity generated using the energy of moving water  
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Hydrothermal   relating to or produced by hot water, especially water heated underground by the Earth's internal heat  
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Wind Farm   a large group of wind  
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Wind Turbines   a turbine that is driven by the wind  
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