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| 5910082432 | net energy | the difference between energy returned and energy invested | 0 | |
| 9060059254 | petroleum | liquid fossil fuel; oil | 1 | |
| 9060060952 | petrochemicals | certain products made from oil | 2 | |
| 9060063484 | OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | 3 | |
| 9060063486 | bitumen | dark, black mixture such as coal, asphalt or tar | 4 | |
| 9060065957 | shale oil | a distillate from oil rocks that have been crushed and heated. | 5 | |
| 9060068348 | tar sands | sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum | 6 | |
| 9060069973 | methane hydrate | An ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules | 7 | |
| 9060071680 | anthracite | the cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon. | 8 | |
| 9060073540 | half-life | The time required for one half of the atoms of a radioisotope to emit radiation an decay products | 9 | |
| 9060077977 | uranium-238 | Occurs naturally in bedrock and leads to the formation if radon | 10 | |
| 9060080722 | particulates | tiny particles or droplets that are mixed within air | 11 | |
| 9060083122 | ANWR | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | 12 | |
| 9060085029 | energy efficiency | The percentage of energy put into a system that does useful work | 13 | |
| 9060085030 | cogeneration | the use of a fuel to generate electricity and produce heat | 14 | |
| 9060089742 | CAFE standards | fuel efficiency standards (stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy) | 15 | |
| 9060093377 | photovoltaic cell | Solar energy cells, usually made from silicon, that collect solar rays to generate electricity. | 16 | |
| 9060094927 | solar power tower | concentrate solar energy on a central area to increase energy available | 17 | |
| 9060097407 | passive solar | buildings are designed to maximize absorption of sunlight in winter | 18 | |
| 9060099777 | active solar | Energy collection, which makes use of technological devices to focus, move, or store solar energy. | 19 | |
| 9060102556 | hydroelectric plant | a place that uses the force of moving water to power generators that make electricity | 20 | |
| 9060102558 | biomass energy | energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol | 21 | |
| 9060108856 | natural gas | A gas with high methane content, found along with various fossil fuels and is used as a fuel. | 22 | |
| 9060122682 | smokestack scrubber | uses a combination of water and air that actually separates and removes particles | 23 | |
| 9060130720 | containment vessel | A steel/concrete reinforced building that surrounds a nuclear reactor core. | 24 | |
| 9060130794 | moderator | used to slow down the fast neutrons produced by fission | 25 | |
| 9061162482 | electrostatic precipitator | a type of cleaner that removes unwanted particles and liquid droplets from a flow of gas | 26 | |
| 9061167093 | wet scrubber | fine mists of water vapor trap particulates and convert them to a sludge can remove 98% of SO2 | 27 |
