Achieving Energy Sustainability

6. heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth.
7. solar energy that we capture and store for future use.
11. having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in carbon sinks.
12. s a bank account that pays different rates of interest, depending on the amount of the funds held in it.
15. transportation fuels such as ethanol and biomass-based diesel fuel that are made from biomass materials.
16. water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay.
18. is the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result.
19. process by which electric current is passed through a substance to effect a chemical change.
20. Achieving Energy Sustainability.

1. made from decomposing plants and animals.
2. a form of power produced by the natural rise and fall of tides caused by the gravitational interaction between Earth, the sun, and the moon.
3. a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion such as water flowing over a waterfall to generate electricity.
4. convert sunlight directly into electricity.
5. is the effort made to reduce the consumption of energy by using less of an energy service.
8. is a flammable, colorless, chemical compound, representing one of the most commonly found alcohols in alcoholic beverages.
9. an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidizing agent into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.
10. the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity.
13. a renewable, biodegradable fuel manufactured domestically from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease.
14. the carbon that occurs in living things and dead things which are not yet transformed into fossils.
17. gross removals by planted and natural forests, less non-carbon dioxide emissions and emissions from deforestation, harvesting and harvested wood products.