CH 12- Nonrenewable Energy Resources

The amount of usable energy left once the energy is made available

• peak production

• net energy

• commercial energy

• proven oil reserve

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A black, gooey liquid containing a mixture of combustible hydrocarbons

• proven oil reserve

• natural gas

• petrochemical

• crude oil

Energy produced when the nuclei of two isotopes of a light element such as hydrogen are forced together at extremely high temperatures

• nuclear fusion

• hydraulic fracturing

• nuclear fission

• refining

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The process by which oil is heated to separate it into various fuels and other components with different boiling points

• horizontal drilling

• refining

• peak production

• nuclear fission

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Energy sold in the marketplace

• proven oil reserve

• coal

• net energy

• commercial energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

A mixture of gases, of which 50-90% is methane

• net energy

• petrochemical

• natural gas

• coal

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Method that uses pumps to blast huge volumes of a mixture of water, sand, and various chemicals into a well to fracture rock and release natural gas or oil

• horizontal drilling

• hydraulic fracturing

• nuclear fusion

• commercial energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Product made from the refining of crude oil

• coal

• petrochemical

• natural gas

• net energy

A solid fossil fuel formed from the remains of land plants that are buried and exposed to intense heat and pressure for 300-400 million years

• coal

• natural gas

• proven oil reserve

• petrochemical

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following are considered fossil fuels? CHOOSE 3

• coal

• oil

• uranium

• natural gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3