Unit 5 Flashback

A fuel's _______________ for different purposes depends on its energy content, cost, availability, safety, and byproducts.

In order to turn the turbine to run an electric generator in a fossil fuel or nuclear power plant, _______________ must be generated.

_______________ was formed when swamp plants were buried and exposed to great heat and pressure over 40 million years ago.

Problems associated with using petroleum as a fuel source are air and water pollution, health problems, and _______________________ from high levels of carbon dioxide.

During fractional distillation, crude oil is heated until it _______________________.

New large oil reserves have not been discovered in decades, but _______________ of oil continues to rise.

________________________ uses high-pressure pumps to extract gas and oil out of fractured rock.

Methane hydrate is a very clean burning fuel but still produces _______________ which contributes to global warming.

During nuclear _______________ an atom’s nucleus is split releasing massive amounts of energy.

Nuclear power plants release less ______________________ into the atmosphere than coal plants.