Consuming energy resources Flashcards
Biofuel
Energy and fuel made from living material such as crops and vegetation
Climate change
The changing characteristics of the climate and seasons in regions across the world
Deforestation
The removal of trees and woodland
Energy deficit
A country that generates less energy than its population needs
Energy security
When a country has ownership and control of their energy source, production and transportation
Energy surplus
A country that generates more energy than its population needs
Fossil fuels
Non-renewable sources of fuels which take hundreds of thousands of years to form from dead vegetation and animals
Fracking
The process of releasing trapped natural gas from shale rocks, fracking involves pushing high-pressure liquids underground to cause the shale rocks to crack
Geothermal energy
Water is pumped deep underground to be heated by magma plumes, the hot water creates steam, which turns turbines to generate electricity
Greenhouse gases
Gases which absorb and emit radiation
Hydroelectric energy
A form of energy which uses moving water to turn turbines and generate electricity (dams)
Importing
Buying resources from another country for example foods
Non-renewable energy
A source of energy that will run out or will take thousands of years to replace such as fossil fuels
Nuclear fusion
The process of joining atomic nuclei together to produce energy
Oil spills
Accidents where oil leaks from pipes or oil rigs
