8th - Chapter 11 Vocab
Chapter 11 Vocab begins on pg. 384
Petroleum Liquid fossil fuel; oil
Refinery A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products
Petrochemical A compound made from oil solar energy energy from the sun hydroelectric power Electricity produced using the energy of flowing water biomass fuel Fuel made from living things
Gasohol A mixture of gasoline and alcohol. geothermal energy Heat from Earth's interior.
Nucleus the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. nuclear fission The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons reactor vessel The part of a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs
fuel
Chapter 11 Vocab begins on pg. 384
Petroleum Liquid fossil fuel; oil
Refinery A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products
Petrochemical A compound made from oil solar energy energy from the sun hydroelectric power Electricity produced using the energy of flowing water biomass fuel Fuel made from living things
Gasohol A mixture of gasoline and alcohol. geothermal energy Heat from Earth's interior.
Nucleus the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. nuclear fission The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons reactor vessel The part of a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs
fuel