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Energy Resources Vocab

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POTENTIAL ENERGY

STORED ENERGY

KINETIC ENERGY

WORKING ENERGY (MOTION)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

ENERGY THAT COMES FROM RESOURCES THAT ARE NATURALLY REPLENISHED

NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY

ENERGY THAT COMES FROM FINITE RESOURCES (FOSSIL FUELS)

CONSERVATION

SAVING ENERGY BY USING LESS ENERGY

SUSTAINABLE

ENERGY THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AT A CERTAIN RATE OR LEVEL

CLIMATE CHANGE

A SIGNIFICANT & LASTING CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERNS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

GREENHOUSE GASSES

A GAS IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT ABSORBS & EMITS RADIATION (GREATLY AFFECT THE EARTH'S TEMERATURE)

FRACKING

THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING NATURAL GAS FROM ROCK LAYERS DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH