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Chapter 5 Key Terms Environmental Science
Mr. Mechaelsen's Environmental Science Class Chapter 5 Key Terms
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6th Grade
03/02/2012

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Fuel
Definition
A substance that provides energy such as heat, light, motion, or electricity - as the the result of a chemical change.
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Energy Transformation
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A change from one form of energy to another. 

 

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Combustion
Definition
a process where fuels that contain chemical energy can burn to generate another form of electricity.
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Fossil Fuel
Definition
energy rich substances formed from the remains of organisms.  The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil and natural gas.
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Petroleum
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another name for oil.  Petroleum accounts for more than one third of the energy produced in the world.  
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refinery
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A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products.
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Solar Energy
Definition
energy from the sun
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Hydroelectric power
Definition
electricity produced by flowing water
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Biomas Fuel
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a group of fuels which are made from living things such as wood, leaves, food wastes and manure.
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gasohol
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A product made when alcohol is added to gas
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geothermal energy
Definition
the intense heat from Earth's interior that warms magma
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nuclear fission
Definition
the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei
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fuel rod
Definition
rods of U-235 that are enclosed and part of a nuclear reactor
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control rod
Definition
rods used in a nuclear reactor that are used to slow down the chain reactions caused when a reactor vessel gets too hot
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meltdown
Definition
a condition where fuel rods generate so much heat that they start to overheat and melt.
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nuclear fusion
Definition
the combining of two atomic nuclei to produce a single larger nucleus
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efficiency
Definition
the percentage of energy that is actually used to perform work
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insulation
Definition
a layer of material that traps air to help block the transfer of heat between the air inside and outside a building.
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energy conservation
Definition
reducing energy use
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