energy APES Flashcards

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