Energy Sources and the Environment Vocab Quiz Review

oil, natural gas and coal: formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals that were buried and latered over millions of years

• fossil fuels
• petroleum
• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resources
• biomass

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liquid fossil fuel formed from decayed remains of ancient organisms: can be refined to make into fuels and plastics

• fossil fuels
• petroleum
• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resources
• biomass

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natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that cannot be replaced by natural processes as quickly as they are used

• fossil fuels
• acid precipitation
• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resources
• geothermal energy

reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei form a nucleus with a larger mass, releasing large amounts of energy

• photochemial smog
• smog

• renewable resource
• fusion
• fission

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process of splitting an atomic nucleus into two or more nuclie with smaller masses, releasing large amouts of energy

• biomass
• nuclear waste
• photovoltaic cell
• fusion
• fission

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an apparatus in which controlled nuclear chain reactions generate electricity

• nuclear reactor
• nuclear waste
• photochemical smog
• pollutant
• hazardous waste

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radioactive by-product that results when radioactive materials are used

• nuclear reactor
• nuclear waste
• carrying capacity
• photovoltaic cell
• geothermal energy

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energy source that is replaced by natural processes faster than it is used

• nonrenewable resource
• carrying capacity
• renewable resource
• photovoltaic cell
• geothermal energy

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device that converts solar energy into electricity: also called solar cells

• biomass
• photochemical smog
• renewable resource
• photovoltaic cell
• geothermal energy

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thermal energy that contained in and around magma: can be converted by a power plant into electrical energy

• biomass
• photochemical smog
• acid precipitation
• photovoltaic cell
• geothermal energy

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