fossil fuels Flashcards
(18 cards)
natural resource
a natural material
renewable resource
a natural resource that can be released
nonrenewable resource
a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than it is made
recycling
the process of recovering useful material
fossil fuel
a nonrenewable resource that has formed from dead organisms
petroleum
a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds
Natural Gas
a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons
coal
a fossil fuel that forms underground
acid precipitation
precipitation that ha acid in it
smog
photo chemical haze
nuclear energy
the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction
chemical energy
the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce a new compound
solar energy
the energy received by earth from the sun
wind power
the use of wind to create electricity
hydroelectric energy
electrical energy produced by falling water
biomass
organic matter that can be a source of energy
gasohol
a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as fuel
geothermal energy
the energy produced by heat within the earth
