| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nonrenewable energy source | an energy source that we are using faster then the earth can replace it (coal, natural gas, and oil) 85% of energy |
| coal | comes from swamp plants. releases hydrogen and oxygen. mostly made of carbon. (swamp plants, peat, lignite, bituminous, and anthracite) |
| oil | found in Texas, Alaska, California, Louisiana, ans Oklahoma. |
| advantages of oil | inexpensive, plentiful, easily transported, no residue, better as a space heater |
| disadvantages of oil | nonrenewable, mined/processed and transported, requires expensive air pollution controls for sulfur dioxide, releases heat into local environment, burned deep in Earth, exploration/transportation/refined, distance to user, leaks, global warming, expensive transportation system |
| greenhouse | the method were visible and UV radiant light energy is converted into infrared radiant energy (heat) that when it reaches a surface. CO2 and water increase this in our atmosphere. |
| global warming | the process which the earth's atmospheric temperature increases due to increase amounts of CO2. CO2 reflects the infrared radiant energy back down to earth. |
| global warming effects | atmospheric temperature increase, polar ice caps melt, sea/ocean floor levels rise, drought in certain parts of the world, increased levels of water vapor due to evaporation |
| global cooling | the process in which the atmospheric temperature decreases due to increase amounts of dust particles from combustion of fossil fuels |
| global cooling effects | atmospheric temperature decrease, polar ice cap build up (ice age), sea and ocean levels break down, and shorter growing seasons |
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