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17 Cards in this Set
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Energy Resources |
A natural resource that humans use to generate energy. |
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Fossil Fuel |
a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas |
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petroleum |
a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source |
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natural gas |
a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of Earth, often near petroleum deposits ; used as a fuel source |
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coal |
a fossil fuel that forms underground form partially decomposed plant material |
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acid precipitation |
rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids |
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nuclear energy |
the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction |
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wind power |
the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator |
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chemical energy |
the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds |
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solar energy |
the energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation |
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hydroelectric energy |
electrical energy produced by the flow of water |
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biomass |
plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source |
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gasohol |
a liquid mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as fuel |
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geothermal energy |
the energy produced by heat within the Earth |
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how to obtain fossil fuels |
It depends on the fossil fuel. People remove petroleum and natural gas by drilling into rocks that contain the resources. They remove coal by mining deep into Earth's surface with surface miming or strip mining. |
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commonly used energy resource |
fossil fuels |
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