Unit 1 - Topic 2 - Vocabulary

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Device

Back

Something made for a particular purpose.

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Fuel

Back

A material that releases energy as heat when it burns.

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Combustion

Back

The process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light.

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Primary

Back

Original

Front

Generator

Back

A device that changes the energy of motion into electrical energy.

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Turbine

Back

A device that spins as gas flows, converting the heat energy of steam into motion energy.

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Battery

Back

Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy.

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Fossil Fuels

Back

Materials that formed as ancient plants and animals decayed underground.

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Outcome

Back

Result

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Coal

Back

Chemical changes transformed the plant stems and leaves into a hard, black substance.