Non-Renewable Energy

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  1. 2. a form of biomass used to cook and heat homes that is more efficient than wood
  2. 3. the largest nuclear accident ever caused explosions fires, radiation spread across Europe contaminating crops, killing people, and causing people to evacuate
  3. 6. a consequence of using nonrenewable energy sources that add carbon and other gasses into the atmosphere
  4. 8. a liquid with high energy efficiency that is the most efficient energy form for engines
  5. 11. a possible risk of using oil in which oil enters into animal habitats accidentally harming ecosystems including the people and animals in them
  6. 12. Old carbon contained in fossil fuels
  7. 13. a possible disease that could occur if you are exposed to low levels of radioactivity due to damage to your DNA
  8. 16. a nuclear reaction where a neutron strikes a relatively large atomic nucleus which then splits into many parts releasing energy and neutrons in the form of heat
  9. 18. where non renewable fuel originates
  10. 19. fuels derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago
  11. 21. a possible sickness that could occur if you are exposed to high levels of radioactivity in addition to death or organ failure
  12. 22. the radioactive isotope used in nuclear powerplants
  13. 23. a form of biomass that when burned inside can cause cancer or emphysema
  14. 24. a residue left behind after uranium is mined
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  1. 1. nuclear fuel that can no longer produce enough heat to be used in a powerplant but still admits radioactivity
  2. 4. a byproduct of combustion that overtime leads to global warming
  3. 5. chemical reaction between and any fossil fuel and oxygen resulting in the production of carbon dioxide, water, and the release of energy
  4. 7. carbon in biomass that was recently in the atmosphere
  5. 9. a form of biomass used to cook and heat homes
  6. 10. electricity generated from the nuclear energy contained in nuclear fuel
  7. 14. a term used when referring to something that does not produce air pollutants such as nuclear power
  8. 15. what is used in cars due to its ability to start and stop an engine quickly
  9. 17. the time it takes to become half as radioactive
  10. 20. an air pollutant caused by the use of biomass