Geography, Energy
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- nuclear
- of or having to do with atomic energy; atomic
- oil shale
- a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil and natural gas are obtained.
- nuclear fusion
- the action or process of combining two atomic nuclei to produce a nucleus of greater mass
- gasification
- the process of converting into gas
- petroleum
- an oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons. Gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, paraffin, and lubricants are made from petroleum
- refinery
- a building and machinery for purifying metal or sugar, distilling petroleum, or other such processes
- fossil
- the hardened remains or traces of an animal or plant of a former age. Fossils of ferns are found in coal.
- geothermal
- of, having to do with, or produced by action of the internal heat of the earth:
- hydropower
- electricity generated by means of water power
- radioactive
- giving off radiant energy in the form of alpha, beta, or gamma rays by the breaking up of atoms
- fuel cell
- a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy.
- hydrolysis
- a chemical process in which a compound is broken down and changed into other compounds by taking up the elements of water
- fission
- the splitting of atoms which releases tremendous amounts of energy and is used to start the chain reaction of an atomic explosion
- uranium
- a white, radioactive metallic chemical element that weighs more than any other element in nature
- hydrogen
- a colorless, odorless gas that burns easily
- anthracite
- a coal that burns with very little smoke or flame; hard coal. It consists almost entirely of carbon.
- coal
- a solid, hard black substance that burns and gives off heat. It is formed from partly decayed vegetable matter under great pressure and heat in the earth