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Energy Vocabulary

Energy Vocabulary This document contains definitions for over 100 terms related to energy sources, generation, transmission, and efficiency. It includes terms for different types of fuels like coal, natural gas, oil, biodiesel, and renewable sources. It also has definitions for generation technologies like batteries, generators, turbines, and solar panels. Additional terms cover energy transmission through power lines and grids, as well as energy efficiency and conservation.

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Energy Vocabulary

Energy Vocabulary This document contains definitions for over 100 terms related to energy sources, generation, transmission, and efficiency. It includes terms for different types of fuels like coal, natural gas, oil, biodiesel, and renewable sources. It also has definitions for generation technologies like batteries, generators, turbines, and solar panels. Additional terms cover energy transmission through power lines and grids, as well as energy efficiency and conservation.

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Energy Vocabulary

A
absorb
AC
accumulator
alternating current
anthracite coal
appliance
B
battery
biodiesel
biofuel
biomass
bituminous coal
blackout
boiler
British thermal unit
Btu
C
capacity
carbon
carbon footprint
carbon tax
charcoal
chemical energy
clean energy
climate change
coal
coke
combustion
conservation
crude oil
current
D
dam
DC
diesel
direct current

drill
dynamo
E
efficiency
efficient
electric
electrical
electrical grid
electromagnetic energy
electron
energy
engine
engineer
entropy
environment
erg
ethanol
F
fossil fuel
flexible fuel
flywheel
fuel
fuel cell
furnace
G
gas
gasoline
gas-turbine
generate
generation
generator
geothermal
global warming
green
green energy

greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas
grid
H
heat
heat exchange
high-voltage
horsepower
human-powered
hybrid
hydrocarbon
hydroelectric
hydrogen
hydrothermal
I
industry
internal combustion engine
inverter
J
jet fuel
joule
K
Kelvin scale
kilowatt
kilowatt-hour
kinetic energy
L
light
liquefied petroleum gas
M
magnetic energy
megawatt
methane
methanol
mining

motor
N
natural gas
nuclear
nuclear energy
nuclear power
nuclear reactor
nucleus
O
off-the-grid
oil
oil rig
P
peak oil
peat
petroleum
photon
photovoltaic
photovoltaic panel
pollution
potential energy
power
power grid
power lines
power plant
power station
power transmission
propane
public utility
R
radiant
radiate
reactor
reciprocating engine
reflect
renewable
reservoir

S
shale
solar panel
solar power
static electricity
steam
steam engine
steam turbine
sun
sunlight
sunshine
sustainable
T
temperature
therm
thermal energy
thermodynamics
tidal power
transmission lines
transmit
turbine
U
utilities
V
volt
W
waste
watt
wattage
wave power
wind
wind farm
windmill
wind power
wind turbine
work

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