| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Energy | the ability to cause change |
| Coal Formation - 4 stages | Peat, Lignite, Bituminous Coal and Anthracite Coal |
| Peat | Stage 1 of Coal - A layer of organic sediment |
| Lignite | Stage 2 of Coal - Soft, brown coal with less moisture |
| Bituminout Coal or Soft Coal | Stage 3 of Coal - Compact, black and brittle |
| Anthracite Coal | Stage 4 of Coal - Highest amount of carbon. The cleanest burning of coal. |
| Nonrenewable energy resources | Resources that is being used faster than natural earth processes can replace it |
| Coal | Rock formed from the compacted and transformed remains of ancient plant matter. |
| Synthethic Fuels | Man-Made extracted from solid organic matter |
| Oil | Thick, black liquid formed from buried remains of microscopic marine organisims in the Ocean |
| Natural Gas | Forms in a gaseous state. Same process as Oil. |
| Hydrocarbons | Oil and Gas but natural gas has lighter hydrocarbons |
| Ore | Deposits in which a material exists in large enough amounts to be mined at a profit |
| Resource | Material used to satisfy a need |
| Conservation | Controlled use and maitenance of natural resources, efforts to preserve or protect natural resources |
| Extract | To take, get or pull out |
| Renewable Resources | Resource that can be replaced or restored as its used or within a reasonable amount of time |
| Geothermal Energy | Inexhaustible energy resource that uses hot magma or hot, dry rocks from below Earths surface to generate electricity |
| Biomass | Renewable energy derived from burning organic materials such as wood and alcohol |
| Mineral resources | Resources from which metals are obtained |
| Recycling | Conservation method in which old materials are processed to make new ones through manufacturing processes |
| Obtain | To get through effort, gain |
| Refining Ore | The process of extracting a useful substance from an ore |
| Concentrating | Process to refine to be as close to pure ore as possible |
| Smelting | Chemical process that removed unwanted elements from ore that is being processed. Heated off. |
| Gangue | Rock waste surrounding ore or mineral |
| Geothermal Power Plants | The use of steam from the reservoirs to produce electricity |
| Microhydropower | Use of water wheels to ground grain and cut lumber |
| Hydroelectric energy | The use of a waterpower to produce electricty |
| Nuclear energy | Alternative energy produced by atomic reactions |
| Nuclear fusion | Splitting of heavy elements to produce energy |
| Fission | Occurs when two atoms come together to form a single atom |
| Inexhaustible Energy Resources | Constant and will not run out (Example: Sun, Wind, Water & Geothermal Energy) |
| Solar Energy | Energy from the sun |
| Wind Energy | Process of using windmills to generate electricity |
| Strip mining | Coal removal process where coal deposits are close to the surface |
| Land Reclamation | Process of regrowing plants, etc. |
| Underground Coal Mining | Process of digging up tunnels to collect coal. |
| Fuel | Material that provides useful energy |
| Resource | Material that can be used to satisfy a need. |
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