Energy and Resources
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- Geothermic Energy
- Energy generated from the heat produced beneath the earth's mantle; usually in reference to the use of subterranean steam to drive engines that prduce electricity.
- Sloar Power
- The use if sunlight to generate electricity
- Fossil Fuels
- Combustable materials such as oil, coal and natural gas that are composed of the remains of formerly living material.
- Nuclear Power
- Energy that is harnessed from reactions among radioactive isotopes.
- Hydrogen Fuel
- Hydrogen gas or the chemical mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to produce electricity.
- Biomass Fuel
- Dis[oed material or renewable resources (such as compost) used top create energy or agricultural products.
- Hydropower
- The use of the kinetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate electricity.
- Syn Fuels
- A liquid or gaseous fuel derived from coal, shale or tar sand, or obtained by femenation of certain substances, such as grain.
- Renewable Energy
- Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions.
- Internal Combustion Engine
- Potential of fossil fuels to power vehicles.