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22 Cards in this Set
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Active Solar Energy System |
solar heating uses mechanical and electrical equipment to enhance the conversion of solar energy to heat and electric power. |
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Adolescent fertility rate |
The number of births per 1,000 women of ages 15 to 19 |
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Biomass fuel |
Fuel that derives from plant material and animal waste |
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Breeder reactor |
A nuclear power plant that creates it's own fuel from plutonium |
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Demand |
The quantity of something that consumers are willing and able to buy |
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Energy consumption |
Energy consumption is the amount of energy or power used. |
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Female labor force participation rate |
The percentage of women holding full-time jobs outside the home |
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Fission |
The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy |
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Fossil fuel |
An energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago |
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Fracking |
The pumping of water at high pressure to break apart rocks in order to release natural gas |
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Fusion |
Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium |
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Gender inequality index |
A measure of the extent of each county's gender inequality |
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Geothermal energy |
Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks |
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Hydroelectric power |
Power generated from moving water |
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Maternal mortality rate |
The number of women who die giving birth per 1000,000 biths |
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Nonrenewable energy |
A source of energy that has finite supply capable of being exhausted |
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Potensial reserve |
The amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist |
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Photovoltaic cell |
A solar energy cell, usually made from silicon, that collects solar Ray's to generate electricity |
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Proven reserve |
The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits |
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Radioactive waste |
Materials from a nuclear reaction that emit radiation; contact with such particles may be harmful or lethal to people; therefore, the materials must be safely stored for thousands of years |
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Renewable energy |
A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans |
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Supply |
The quantity of something that produces have available for sale |
