Energy Resources and Consumption

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  1. 5. Represents oil use and predicts when the world will run out of oil
  2. 7. Fuel produced from refined biomass
  3. 11. ____ carbon is carbon that was recently in the atmosphere.
  4. 15. A device that turns the energy from water, wind, or steam into mechanical energy that can be used to generate electricity
  5. 16. Water stored in a reservoir
  6. 18. Emitting radiation
  7. 21. Energy Return on Energy Invested
  8. 22. A fossil fuel that is made up of mostly methane
  9. 23. Energy that comes from the movement of water being pulled by the moon
  10. 24. An energy-efficient electricity distribution network that accepts any source and distributes it to end users
  11. 28. Formed when petroleum comes to the surface and is altered by bacteria
  12. 29. Using less energy
  13. 34. An energy source that is used for basic survival needs
  14. 37. A solid fuel consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter
  15. 38. Heat that comes from natural radioactive decay of elements in Earth’s core
  16. 41. Converts mechanical energy into electricity
  17. 44. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus splits, releasing a large amount of energy
  18. 45. ____ solar cell converts solar energy into electricity.
  19. 46. Energy ____ is the energy use per unit of GDP.
  20. 48. Liquid petroleum
  21. 49. Produced by the conversion of a primary source of fossil fuels
  22. 50. A replacement for diesel that is produced by extracting oil from plants
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  1. 1. An energy source that can be replenished easily
  2. 2. Nonrenewable sources of energy that are formed from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago
  3. 3. A fossil fuel made up of hydrocarbons, sulfur, and water
  4. 4. The process in which sediment and other particles settle on the bottom of a body of water
  5. 6. A nuclear ____ can initiate/control nuclear fissions.
  6. 8. Layers of sand and clay saturated with bitumen
  7. 9. An energy source that is meant to be purchased
  8. 10. ____ solar design is meant to take advantage of solar radiation without converting it.
  9. 12. Carbon ____ is when an activity makes no net release of CO2.
  10. 13. A replacement for gasoline that is made by turning sugars from plant material into alcohol
  11. 14. Absorbs excess neutrons in a nuclear reactor
  12. 17. A type of energy that is derived from radioactive materials
  13. 19. Converting coal into liquid fuel
  14. 20. The greatest quantity of energy used at one time
  15. 25. Electricity generated by moving water
  16. 26. A unit of measure for radiation
  17. 27. Converts hydrogen into an electrical current
  18. 30. Finite resources that take a long time to replenish
  19. 31. A tube with uranium in a nuclear reactor
  20. 32. Run-of-the-____ is a type of hydropower system that generates electricity by using the natural flow of a river.
  21. 33. An energy source that cannot be depleted
  22. 35. The production of heat and electricity from the same fuel source
  23. 36. ____ mass is the capacity of a building material to maintain heat or cold.
  24. 39. Nuclear ____ is when light nuclei are forced together to create heavier nuclei.
  25. 40. Energy that is produced from the sun
  26. 42. The maximum electrical output
  27. 43. Energy from moving air
  28. 47. ____ solar energy is collected and converted into electricity with advanced technology.