Unit 7 B Powering the future | Quizlet

fossil fuel

any combustible organic material as coal,oil or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life

aware

conscious

supply

the act of supplying,furnishing, providing, etc

finite

limited

oil

petroleum

costly

high in price, expensive

researcher

investigator

wind

moving air

power

energy

a substitute

a person or thing that serves in place of another

capacity

ability, aptitude

to provide

to supply, furnish, give

available

accessible, at your disposal

to gather

to collect, accumulate, to meet

to turn into

to transform, to convert

eventually

finally, ultimately

to guarantee

to assure,ensure

rather than

instead of

to decrease

to lessen, diminish, decline

steep

abrupt, sharp

almost

nearly

equivalent

equal, similar

coal

carbon

to remain

to continue in the same place, state or condition

locals

people from a particular place, residents

landscape

scenery

to blow, blew, blown

to be in a state of motion. Used of the air or the wind

rate

price, cost

to decline

to descend, decrease

waste

rubbish, unused material

disposal

waste removal

to utilize

to make use of

concern

worry, anxiety

to release

to set free, liberate

amount

quantity

advocate

supporter, defender