Energy Resources
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Renewable resource | any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time |
| Non-renewable resource | materials found in nature that CANNOT be renewed or replaced within a reasonable passage of time |
| Natural resource | any material in nature that people use and value |
| Fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy |
| Combustion | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
| Fossil fuel | a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago |
| Hydrocarbon | an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| Solar energy | energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy |
| Hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water |
| Biomass fuel | Fuel that derives from plant material and animal waste |
| Geothermal energy | energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth |
| Nuclear fission | the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or more fragments; releases additional neutrons and energy |
| Nuclear fusion | the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus; releases energy |
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