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10 Cards in this Set
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Energy Resource |
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 liqud mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widley 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 |
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Coal |
A fossil that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material |
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Acid Precipitation |
Rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high conertration of acids |
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Nuclear Energy |
The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus |
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Wind Power |
The use of a windmill to drive an eletric 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 recieved by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation |
