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- 2. factor, is the measure of how often a power plant runs for a specific period of time.
- 6. a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing.
- 8. sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit
- 12. is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon and hydrocarbons.
- 13. fuels, are made from decomposing plants and animals
- 15. is a very efficient technology to generate electricity and heat
- 18. fusion, is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
- 19. rods, are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel – uranium or plutonium
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- 1. is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occur on Earth in liquid, gaseous, or solid form
- 2. oil, a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities.
- 3. Coal can be converted into liquid fuel using several liquefaction processes which can be divided into two general categories.
- 4. are generally used in electrical generation, engines, and propulsion systems.
- 5. occurs when a neutron slams into a larger atom, forcing it to excite and split into two smaller atoms—also known as fission products
- 7. curve, is a method for predicting the likely production rate of any finite resource over time.
- 9. grid, is the intricate system designed to provide electricity all the way from its generation to the customers
- 10. is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second.
- 11. rods, are assembled into bundles called fuel assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.
- 14. oil, is the moment at which extraction of petroleum reaches a rate greater than that at any time in the past and starts to permanently decrease.
- 16. a method for predicting the likely production rate of any finite resource over time.
- 17. carrier, is a substance (fuel) or sometimes a phenomenon (energy system) that contains energy that can be later converted to other forms
