Energy resources
What are 2 renewable energy examples?
What is solar, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass
term used to describe the dead remains of plants and animals (like coal, oil, natural gas) that humans use to power many items causing pollution
fossil fuels
What are 2 examples of greenhouse gases?
What is carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, water vapor, CFC, sulfur dioxide
The process of extracting minerals and other materials from under the Earth's surface
What is strip mining
the process of using a turbine generator to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy.
what is how electricity generated
This uses the force of moving water to drive an electrical generator to provide energy for electricity
What is water energy (hydroelectric power)
Advantage of nonrenewable resources
less cost, produces a lot of energy, and very reliable energy resource
What is the greenhouse effect?
what is natural trapping of heat on Earth caused by greenhouse gases
term used to describe what occurs when a nuclear reactors core over heats due to a cooling system failure
What is a meltdown?
What is 1 disadvantage of using nonrenewable energy sources?
What is causes pollution (increased CO2) and habitat destruction
What is a generator?
what is the device that is used to convert energy from one form to another, especially mechanical into electrical
This is the energy stored in the bonds of molecules
What is chemical energy?
The type of renewable energy use of wood, plant matter, trash, crops, sewage, manure to produce electricity
What is biomass or biofuel
the type of nonrenewable energy resource that uses radioactive atoms and splits into 2 or more fragments to produce energy
What is nuclear energy
the increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
what is global warming
this energy relies on the gravitational force of the moon
What is tidal energy?
What are the 4 main types of nonrenewable energy resources?
What is coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear
What is sustainable development or sustainability?
What is the ability to conserve or maintain the amount of natural resources so that future generations have some to use
The excessive amounts of greenhouse gases from agriculture and burning fuels that causes health risks and comes in many forms (air, water, land)
What is pollution