Energy sources voc Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Biomass | organic matter that contains stored energy that can be burned as fuel. |
Biomass Energy | energy produced from burning biomass materials |
Coal | dark brown or black natural solid substance. Consist mostly of carbon an is use for fuel. |
Conservation | the process of saving and protecting a natural resource. |
Ethanol | liquid fuel made from the sugar and starch in potatoes |
Fossil Fuel | fuels formed from the remains of prehistoric organism that are burned fro energy. |
Gasohol | mixture of gasoline and ethanol |
Generator | a machine that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. |
Geothermal Energy | energy from the center of the earth and cause movement of tectonic plates. |
Hydroelectric Energy | the use of water to produce electricity |
Hydrogen Fuel Cells | a device that use hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity. |
Natural Resource | any type of matter or energy from the Earth environment that w can use to meet our needs. |
Nonrenewable Resource | a resource that is use up more quickly that it can be replace in nature. |
Nuclear Fission | splitting the nucleous of radioactive atoms to produce energy |
Recycle | reusing of materials that people otherwise throw away as paper, glass, plastic, metals |
Reduce | use small or less quantity |
Renewable Resource | energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, |
Reuse | find a way to use a resource again without changing it or reprocessing it |
Smog | fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants. |
Solar Cell | a device that tarp solar energy and convert it in electricity. |
Solar Energy | energy from sunlight |
Turbine | a device that convert kinetic energy into electricity |
Wind Energy | Energy produced by wind turning |
Wind Farm | Hundreds of Windmills are built on one site or area |
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