Energy Vocabulary

2. the way energy can change forms
7. the storing of something so it will last longer
10. using things more than once to not produce as much waste
11. using waste to help create something else
12. the power to do something
13. renewable energy gathered from water, commonly using dams or wheels
15. the decomposition of organic material to make mulch/more nutritious soil
17. a polluted mass of mostly decayed organic material
19. the most productive use of energy
20. energy gathered from nuclear fission and fusion
21. the process carbon goes through when exchanged from one form to another
23. using highly-pressuized water to push out oil/gas/petrol
26. when heat energy is passed through gases or liquids and rised hot and falls cold
27. renewable energy gathered from organic material
29. energy stored in stationary objects
30. a resource that is produced at the same rate/faster that it is used

1. a type of nonrenewable energy source drilled out of the ground, also known as petroleum
3. energy from the sun given off by electromagnetic waves
4. the main source of energy on the energy
5. energy used/released while an object is moving
6. most abundant nonrenewable resource in the US, burns cleaner
8. a resource that is produced slower that it is used/slower than a human lifetime
9. heat energy given off from the sun
14. fuel sources made of fossilized organic materials
16. the most common nonrenewable resource, made of mainly carbon and produces sulfur dioxide
18. when heat energy is transfered by touch
22. using something less
24. energy that can be safely used for long periods of time without harming the environment
25. renewable energy gather from the wind, commonly using wind turbines
28. renewable energy gathered from the sun, commonly using solar panels