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Chapter 16 vocabulary

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High energy compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms that are in all fossil fuels.   Hydrocarbons  
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deposits of coal and other fossil fuels we know the location of and we can get to them   Reserves  
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Another name for oil, which is a thick, black liquid fossil fuel   Petroleum  
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A factory where crude oil (from the ground) is separated into other fuels and products by heating   Refinery  
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Natural resources that are NOT replaced as they are used Eventually we will run out   Non-renewable resources  
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Resources that are constantly being re-supplied Will not run out   Renewable resources  
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Energy from the sun   Solar energy  
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Electricity produced by moving air   Wind Energy  
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Electricity produced by flowing water   Hydroelectric power  
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Fuels made from things that were once alive   Biomass fuels  
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Energy created using Earth’s heat to turn water to steam   Geothermal energy  
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SPLITTING of the nucleus of atoms to create energy in nuclear power plants   Nuclear fission  
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where the nuclear fission happens   Reactor vessel  
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When fuel rods start to melt- causes explosion   meltdown  
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Rods that absorb neutrons during fission to slow the chain reaction   Control rods  
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Rods of uranium used for nuclear fission   Fuel rods  
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A layer of material that helps block the transfer of heat between the air inside and outside of a building   Insulation  
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Reducing the use of energy   Energy conservation  
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JOINING of the nuclei of atoms that creates the energy in the sun and stars   Nuclear fusion  
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