8th Grade Energy Vocabulary

An ability to cause a change or do work.

• ethanol

• energy

• acid rain

• accumulate

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Energy that comes from the sun.

• solar

• wind

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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Energy that comes from the wind.

• solar

• geothermal

• wind

• biomass

Energy generated by flowing water.

• biomass

• wind

• solar

• hydroelectric

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Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.

• wind

• solar

• geothermal

• hydroelectric

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Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.

• wind

• solar

• geothermal

• biomass

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The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus.

• nuclear energy

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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Any source of energy that can be continually produced; or used over and over again.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Any source of energy that can not be continually produced; or can not be used over and over again.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

Conserving resources through efficient use.

• energy sufficiency

• energy consumption

• energy depletion

• energy conservation

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