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kinetic energy of moving air

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Wind energy

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defined as the capacity to do work

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Energy

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Utilizes the accessible thermal from the earths interior

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Geothermal Energy

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a place or environment

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source

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what we get from the source

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resources

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it is an energy that can be replenished and regenerated

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Renewable energy

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an energy that cannot be be replenished

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Non-renewable energy

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provides energy and electricity

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Fossil FUel

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formed from remains of plans

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coal

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a simple chemical compound made up of hydrogen and carnbon

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Methane

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known as oil Latin “petra” which means “rock” and Oleum means “oil”

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Petroluem

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waxy material

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kerogen

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catagenesis

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hydrocarbons

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gaseous fossil fuel

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natural gas

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energy in the nucleos or core, of an atom

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nuclear energy

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splitting of heavy atoms

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Fission

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combination of light atoms

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Fussion

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Both Fission and Fussion create heat energy

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nuclear energy

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highly contained structure, radioactive material

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nuclear power plant

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geo “earth” “thermal” heart reservoirs of hot water that exist (geyser,Volcano,hostspring)

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Geothermal energy

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rate of change in temp with depth

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geothermal gradient

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hydropower used to generate electricity

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hydroelectricity

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height difference

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head

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a tunnel or large pipe can be controlled on the intake(amount of water)

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Penstock

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diversion structure
weir
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constructed along the stream to diver water and allow it to flow through a canal
headrace
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built in the tidal inltet
barrage
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father of hydroelectic power
Lester A. Pelton
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generates power by use of Dam or diversion structure
Hydroelectric Energy
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energy from falling water of fast running water
hydrowater
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energy coming grom the sun
solar energy
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kind of passive ventilation
Cross ventialtion
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another kind of solar collector
photovoltaic or solar cell
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oldest source of energy
biomass
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also known as water cycle
Hydrologic cycle
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liquid changes into vapor
evaporation
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evaporation of water from leaves and plants
Transpiration
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ice transforms into water vavor
sublimation
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change from vapor into liwuid or solid
condensation
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droplets of clouds became large and heavy
Precipitation
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penetrates the soil
Infiltration
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average lenght of time spen by water molecule In reservoir
residence time
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field of geology deals with distribution
hydrogeology
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temperature of water decreases rapidly with depth
Thermocline
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consist of relatively warm,low density water
surface layer
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saltiness of water
salinity
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Temp is uniformly low
Deep zone
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permanent body of ice
Glaciers
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driven by density differences
Thermohaline circulation
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a mass of glaciel land
ice sheets
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sediment frozen for more two years
permafrost
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moving body of water
stream
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clearly defined passageways
Channels
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A stream with a considerable volume
river
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smaller streams
Tributaries
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water flows into a particular stream
drainage basin or watershed
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narrow elongated landform
interfluve
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line that seperates individual basin
drainage divide
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water moves downhill
overland flow
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produced from wind flows or air current
Mechanical Power
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collections of individual wind turbines
wind farm
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small shallow lakes
ponds
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shallow wetlands
marsh
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wetland with lush trees
swamp
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natural event, submerged under water a land
Flood
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partly enclosed coastal body
Estuary
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a freshwater found in the rock and soil layers beneath the surface
Groundwater
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Explain Carbon cycle briefly
Plants absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, while animals consume the plants and retain carbon in their bodies. When plants and animals die, their remains decompose and the carbon is released back into the atmosphere.
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water enters channel
stream flow
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large inland bodies of fresh or saline water
lake

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