9th Grade Science
Another way to say "Clean Energy"
Green Energy
the act of digging a hole in the earth in the hope of getting oil.
Drilling
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
Manufacture
Not able to be made again quickly by nature or people.
Nonrenewable
Energy that comes from wind
Wind energy
related to the heat of the earth's interior
Geothermal
the process of removal
Extraction
harmful substances in the air, water, or soil
Pollutants
energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear
Act with another substance in a chemical change.
Reactions
energy that comes from the force of moving water
Hydropower
a splitting apart
factories that make power, such as electricity
Power Plants
harmful substances in the air, water, or soil.
Pollutants
radioactive metal used as a source for nuclear power
Uranium
plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
Biomass
coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
fossil fuels
Something that is able to be created again
Renewable
a radioactive element similar to uranium
Plutonium
A machine with blades that turns because wind or water
Turbine
the removal of nonrenewable resources from the land
Mining
Energy that comes from the sun
Solar Energy
giving off dangerous levels of nuclear radiatio
Radioactive