Apes 5 Flashcards

1
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Kinetic energy

A

Energy in motion

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2
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Radiant energy

A

Energy which can travel through empty space

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3
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Net energy yield

A

Comparison between the cost of extraction, processing, and transportation, and the amount of useful energy derived from the fuel

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4
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Energy units

A

Joule, calorie, British thermal unit, and kilowatt hour, which is a measure of watt/time

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5
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Power units

A

Watt and horsepower

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6
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First law of thermodynamics

A

Energy can neither be created more destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed

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7
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Second law of thermodynamics

A

The entropy of the universe is increasing

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8
Q

Anthracite

A

Purest coal, almost pure carbon

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9
Q

Bituminous

A

Second purest coal

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10
Q

Subbituminous

A

3rd purest coal

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11
Q

Overburden

A

Earth that was removed

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12
Q

Scrubbers

A

Alkaline substances ghat precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide

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13
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Fly ash and boiler reside

A

Waste products produced by the burning of coal

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14
Q

LNG

A

Liquefied Natural Gas

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15
Q

Hubbert peak

A

The end of oil as a cheap and easily available form of energy is in the near future and we must begin to develop alternative fuel sources

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16
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Fission

A

The key reaction in the production of nuclear energy

17
Q

Breeder reactors

A

Generate new fissionable material faster then they consume such material

18
Q

Half-lives

A

The time it takes for half of the radioactive sample to degrade

19
Q

Boiling water reactors

A

Use the heat of the reactor core to boil water into steam

20
Q

Pressurized water reactors

A

Produce electricity by generation steam but contain three water circulation systems

21
Q

Passive solar energy collection

A

Use of building materials, building placement. And design to passively collect solar energy that can be used to keep a building warm or cool

22
Q

Active collection

A

That use of devices that collect, focus, transport, or store energy