AP HUG Chapter 14 Vocab

Resource

A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use

Fossil Fuel

A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas

Potentail Reserve

The amount of energy in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist

Ferrous

Metals, including iron ore, that are utilized in the production of iron and steel

Greenhouse Effect

Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere

Passive Solar Energy Systems

Solar energy that collects energy without the use of mechanical devices

Geothermal Energy

Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the Earth

Preservation

Maintenance of a resource in its present condition, with as little human impact as possible

Animate Power

power supplied by people or animals

Renewable Energy

Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible, given current conditions

Fission

A nuclear reaction in which a missive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

Nonferrous

Do not contain iron and do not rust; aluminum, tin, copper, and lead

Ozone

A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of two that protects us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Photochemical Smog

A brown haze that develops in cities because of the action of sunlight on pollutants such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen

Active Solar Energy Systems

Solar energy system that collects energy through the use of mechanical devices like photovoltaic cells or flat plate collectors

Fusion

A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

Sustainable Development

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Inaminate Power

Power supplied by machines

Nonrenewable Energy

A source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted

Radioactive Waste

A byproduct of nuclear energy that is highly volatile and dangerous to the population

Pollution

Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities