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21 Cards in this Set
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Hydrogen fuel cell
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A cell that generates electricity from a controlled reaction between hydrogen and oxygen
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Biomass energy
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the chemical energy stored in living things
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Geothermal energy
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thermal energy beneath earths surface
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renewable energy
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A source of energy that can be replaced in a relitivly short period of time.
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Hydroelectric energy
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Energy obtained from flowing water.
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Energy conservation
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The practice of finding ways to use less energy
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Solar energy
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Sunlight that is converted into usable energy
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Fossil Fuels
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rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms
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Nonrenewable energy resources
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a solurce of energy that exists in limited quantities and once used cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years
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Energy conservation
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the practise of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more effieiently
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Nuclear Energy
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the energy stored in atomic nuclei
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Electomagnetic energy
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a force associated with charged particles, qhich has two aspects, electric force and magnetic field
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Electrical energy
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the energy associated
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Chemical energy
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the energy stored in chemical bonds
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Thermal energy
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the total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
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Mechanical energy
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the energy associated with the motion and position of everday objects
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Elastic potential energy
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the potential energy energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
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Gravitational potential energy
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potential energy that depends upon an object's height above a reference point
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Potential energy
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energy that is stored as a result of position or shape
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Kinetic energy
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the energy an object has due to its motion
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Energy
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the ability to do work
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