Topic 2; 1-11 vocabulary words

A hard, black substance created over many years as layers of earth harden

• coal

• primary

• device

• combustion

A fossil fuel that occurs in the gas state

• Generator

• Natural gas

• Chemical energy

• Primary

Original

• Uranium

• Fuel

• Primary

• Turbine

A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy

• Battery

• Generator

• Coal

• Fossil Fuel

The process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light

• Petroleum

• Turbine

• Battery

• Combustion

Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy

• Battery

• Coal

• Device

• Fossil Fuel

A material that releases energy as heat when it burns

• Battery

• Fuel

• Turbine

• Generator

A device that spins as the gas flows and changes the heat energy of the steam into energy of motion

• Coal

• Battery

• Device

• Turbine

Something made for a particular purpose

• Coal

• Device

• Turbine

• Battery

A liquid fossil fuel formed by the decay of ancient plants and animals.

• Device

• Fuel

• Petroleum

• Coal