APES Unit 6 REVIEW

A fuel derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago

An energy source with a finite supply, primarily the fossil fuels and nuclear fuels

Fuel derived from radioactive materials that give off energy such as Uranium-235

An energy source that is bought and sold (mainly coal oil and natural gas)

An energy source gathered by individuals for their own immediate needs(straw, sticks and animal dung)

A device with blades that can be turned by water, wind, steam, or exhaust gas from combustion that turns a generator in an electricity-producing plant

A network of interconnected transmission lines that joins power plants together and links them with end users of electricity

in reference to an electricity-generating plant, the maximum electrical output

The use of a single fuel to generate electricity and to produce heat

Solid fuel formed primarily from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plant materials preserved 280 million to 360 million years ago

A fossil fuel that occurs in underground deposits, composed of a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, and sulfur

Liquid petroleum removed from the ground can be recovered from tar sands, which are a combination of clay, sand, water and bitumen

Slow-flowing, viscous deposits of bitumen mixed with sand, water, and clay

A degraded petroleum that forms when petroleum migrates to the surface of Earth and is modified by bacteria.

lignite, bituminous, and anthracite