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Energy Resources Vocabulary

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ENERGY RESOURCES

BY AVEREE PETERSON- BLOCK 2
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POTENTIAL ENERGY

STORED ENERGY- (POSTION) COULD BE GRAVITATIONAL, MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL

KINETIC ENERGY

WORKING ENERGY- (MOTION) - COULD BE HEAT, LIGHT, MOTION, SOUND

RENEWABLE ENERGY

ENERGY GENERATED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS WIND, SUN, & RAIN
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NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY

FOSSIL FUELS- THEY TOOK MILLIONS OF YEARS TO FORM AND WILL SOON RUN OUT. EXAMPLES INCLUDE COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS

CONSERVATION

PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION OF OUR NATURAL ENVIROMENT

SUSTAINABLE

ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED AT A CERTAIN RATE OR LEVEL

CLIMATE CHANGE

CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES CAUSED BY ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE

GREENHOUSE GASES

GASES THAT ABSORB INFRARED RADIATION AND RADIATES HEAT IN ALL DIRECTIONS

FRACKING

EXTRACTING NATURAL GAS FROM DEEP ROCK LAYERS
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BY AVEREE PETERSON- BLOCK 2: GLOBAL STUDIES

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