Fossil fuels Flashcards
(22 cards)
Natural material used by humans
Natural resource
Can be replaced at the same rate of being used
renewable resourse
Cant be replaced fast enough
Nonrenewable resourse
recovering useful materials
recycling
remains of organisms, cant be replaced.
fossil fuel
liquid mixture. common fuel sourse
petroleum
mixture of gasses under the earth.
natural gas
decomposed plant material
Coal
acid rain
acid precipitation
Atoms splitting
Nuclear fisson
Atoms combining
Nuclear fusion
Hydrogen splitting
Hydrogen fuel cell veicle
Taking Energy from the sun.
Solar energy
Energy from sails
Wind energy
a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion—such as water flowing over a waterfall—to generate electricity
Hydroelectric energy
Energy from plants and animals
Biomass
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as fuel in internal combustion engines.
gasohol
heat within the earth
Geothermal enegy
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula C₃H₈. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but compressible to a transportable liquid.
propane
a form of power produced by the natural rise and fall of tides caused by the gravitational interaction between Earth, the sun, and the moon.
Tidal energy
a form of renewable energy that can be utilized from the motion of the waves
wave energy
air pollution that reduces visibility
smog
