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24 Cards in this Set
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Acid Rain
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Rain
contaminated by the by-products of combustion, such as carbon dioxide (COr), nitrous oxides (NO,), and sulfur oxides (SO,), which condense in our atmosphere. |
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Brittish Thermal Unit (Btu)
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The
most basic unit of heat energy. The Btu is a very small amount of energy. |
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Chemical Energy
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The potential
energv locked r,t ithin a substance. |
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Efficiency
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The
extent to which an energy form is usefully converted into another form of energy. |
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Electrical Energy
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The energy associated
with the flow of electrons. |
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Embargo
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Restriction of
trade for political means. |
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Energy Conservation
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Making better use
of the available supplies of energy. |
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Energy Consumption
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use of energy resources
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Energy Conversion
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The changing of
one form of energy into another. |
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Entropy
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A measure
of the unavailable energy in a closed system. |
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Global Warming
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could cause the melting of ice caps,
which could alter shorelines, and the changing of weather patterns, which could alter agricultural productivity. |
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Greenhouse Effect
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The situation
caused by a layer of greenhouse gases surrounding our planet, produced by the burning of fossil fuels. |
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Heat Energy
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Energy with a
Ionger rt'ar.elength than light energy. |
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Heating Unit
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equivalent to
100,000 Btu. |
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Inexhaustible Energy Source
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An
energy source that will never run out. |
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Kenetic Energy
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Energy in motion.
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Light Energy
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Energy visible tcr
the eye. |
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Mechanical Energy
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Energy produced
by mechanical devices, such as gears, pulleys, levers, or more complex devices, such as internal combustion engines. |
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Nonrenewable Energy Source
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A resource that cannot
be replaced once used. |
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Nuclear Energy
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The power of the
atom. |
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Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
A group of
nations committed to the strength and success of the oil market. |
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Potential Energy
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Energy waiting to
happen. |
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Quad
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an accepted abbreviation for 1 quadrillion Btu.
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Renewable Energy Source
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A resource that can be replaced when needed.
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