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Title: 15-3 Fossil Fuels

Description: Chapter 15 Section 3

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 01/27/2009 15:29:18

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What is FUEL?
 Definition
A material that releases energy when it burns
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What are the 3 types of FOSSIL fuel?
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coal, petroleum (or oil) and natural gas
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How is potential chemical energy of fossil fuels converted to other forms?
 Definition
by BURNING the fossil fuels
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What is COMBUSTION?
 Definition
the process of BURNING a fuel
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In a modern coal fired poser plan, the MECHANICAL energy of TURBINES is converted into ELECTRICAL energy by...
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generators increasing temperature