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- 4. Sands, Oil sands, crude bitumen, or more technically bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit
- 5. Fuel, A fuel derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago
- 6. , Solid fuel formed primarily from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plant materials preserved 280 million to 360 million years ago
- 8. Waste, Nuclear fuel that can no longer produce enough heat to be useful in a power plant but continues to emit radioactivity
- 9. renewable, Energy source that can be regenerated indefinitely as long as it is not overharvested
- 11. the radioactive decay/nuclear reaction of the nucleus of an atom that splits into smaller parts
- 14. A nuclear reaction in which a neutron strikes a relatively large atomic nucleus, which then splits into to or more parts, releasing additional neutrons and energy in the form of heat
- 15. , A unit of measure for radiation; 1 curie = 37 billion decays per second
- 17. Oil, The point at which half the total known oil supply is used up
- 18. , Fossil fuel occurring underground deposits, composed of liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, water and sulfur
- 19. Energy Resource, an energy source with a finite supply, primarily fossil fuels and nuclear fuels
- 21. Rod, A cylindrical tube that encloses nuclear fuel within a nuclear reactor
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- 1. Oil, Liquid petroleum removed from the ground
- 2. a soft brown combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compresses peat; lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content.
- 3. half-life, the rate at which a radioactive isotope decays
- 7. (Coal to Liquid), The process of converting solid carbon into liquid fuel
- 10. , A degraded petroleum that forms when petroleum migrates to the surface of the Earth and is modified by bacteria; also called tar or pitch
- 12. Fuel, Fuel derived from radioactive materials that give off energy
- 13. Rod, A cylindrical device inserted between the fuel rods in a nuclear reactor to absorb excess neutrons and slow or stop fission reaction
- 16. Fusion, A reaction that occurs when lighter nuclei are forced together to produce heavier nuclei
- 20. (Bq), Unit that measures the rate at which a sample of radioactive material decays (1Bq=decay of 1 atom or nucleus per second)
