Unit #6 Vocabulary ( Energy )

Resources that cannot be replenished in a short time frame, such as fossil fuels and minerals.

Resources that can be replenished naturally, such as solar, wind, and hydro energy.

Energy sources formed from ancient biological materials, including coal, oil, and natural gas.

A black, porous material made from burning wood or other organic substances in low oxygen. Used as a fuel and in filtration.

A partially decomposed organic material that can be burned for fuel.

The remains of plant material from about 300 million years ago.

A type of coal that is brownish-black and has the lowest carbon content among coals. Used as a fuel source and in electricity generation.

Materials containing or resembling bitumen which is a sticky, black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum or natural deposits.

The highest-ranking hardest form of coal.

Gaseous form of fossil fuels formed in packs overall, that can be burned.

Also a form of petroleum, is an oil that is removed from underground made up of hydrocarbons, water, & sulfur.

It is the use of fossil fuels to regenerate electricity and produce heat (steam.)

A rotating mechanical device that extracts kinetic and potential energy from a flowing object

An electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

A technique that extracts oil and natural gas from deep underground formation

A naturally occurring radioactive isotope of uranium that can be easily split to release massive energy

It is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei

A metal tube stacked with ceramic pellets of enriched uranium dioxide and is a primary source of nuclear fission.

A crucial safety device made of neutron-absorbing materials inserted between fuel rods in a nuclear reactor (think about Chernobyl)

A large scale, interconnected network that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity from power plants to users. (Large metal towers)

Tar(oil) sands are slow flowing deposits of bitumen (degraded petroleum) mixed with sand, water and clay.

The process of combining a light atomic nuclei to form heavier ones, releasing high amounts of energy.

Many of the same chemical element with the same number of protons but with a different number of neutrons resulting in different atomic masses.

The emission or transmission of energy into the form of waves or particles through space.