Energy & Resources NC EES Vocab English/Spanish 1

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Source of heat/power before 1970

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Traditional Energy Resource Recurso tradicional de energía

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Resource used by humans that regenerates within a human lifespan.

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Renewable Resource (Recurso renovable)

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A machine that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy.

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Electric Generator Generador eléctrico

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Combustible black/brown rock mined from the earth, burned to boil water and turn turbines.

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Coal Carbón

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“Rock Oil”: A combustible liquid from ancient plants/animals, used to boil water and power turbines.

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Petroleum Petróleo

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Combustible gas mixture found underground, mainly methane.

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Natural Gas Gas natural

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Perpetual energy source from combined atoms.

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Nuclear Fusion (Fusión nuclear)

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Organic materials (plants, wood, food waste, manure) burned as fuel.

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Biomass (Biomasa)

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A perpetual energy source using wind to spin a turbine.

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Wind Energy (Energía eólica)

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Perpetual energy from water through a turbine by gravity.

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Hydroelectric Hidroeléctrico