1. Energy Vocabulary
Rogich Earth Science

2. Instructions
Create a 3 columns in your notebook, titled Word, Definition, & Sentence
Write the vocabulary word in the heading in the “Word” column of your 3 column notes
Write the following sentences in the “Sentence” column.
Then we will discuss what the word may mean by the context of the sentences
Write the definition in the “Definition” column of your notes.

3. Nonrenewable Energy
The burning of gasoline is considered a nonrenewable energy.

4. Renewable Energy
Wind power is considered a renewable energy sources.

5. Fossil Fuel
The world’s reliance on fossil fuels is creating a shortage across the globe.

6. Petroleum
Petroleum is where gasoline or crude oil originates.

7. Solar Energy
Solar energy at Nellis Air Force base saves the government over $1 million a year in energy costs.

8. Geothermal Energy
The northwest United States relies on geothermal energy for some of its power.

9. Biomass Fuel
Biomass fuel is considered a clean energy source.

10. Hydroelectric Power
Hoover Dam generates hydroelectric power for California and Nevada.

11. Nuclear Energy
Most U.S. Navy ships rely on nuclear energy for power.

12. What is a Nonrenewable Energy?

13. What is Nonrenewable Energy?
An energy from a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed

14. What is a Renewable Energy?

15. What is a Renewable Energy?
An energy from a resource that is constantly being formed

16. What is a Fossil Fuel

17. What is a Fossil Fuel?
A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; ex: oil, coal, and natural gas

18. What is Petroleum?

19. What is Petroleum?
A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source

20. What is Solar Energy?

21. What is Solar Energy?
The energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation

22. What is Geothermal Energy

23. Geothermal Energy
The energy produced by heat within Earth

24. What is Biomass?

25. What is Biomass?
Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source

26. What is Hydroelectric Power?

27. What is Hydroelectric Power?
Electrical energy produced by the flow of water

28. What is Nuclear Energy?

29. What is Nuclear Energy?
The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus

30. ENERGY!