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| a substance that releases energy when it burns |
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| the burning of a fuel to produce heat and light |
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| a device that contains a wheel with blades that rotate by pressure of moving water, steam, and air |
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| a device that changes the energy of motion into electrical energy |
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| a device that stores chemical energy that can change into electrical energy |
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| objects made for a specific purpose |
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| a substance produced by pressure and decaying organisms that is used for energy |
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| a solid fossil that is burned to transfer energy |
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| a liquid fossil fuel that can be burned to transfer energy |
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| a fossil fuel gas that is burned for energy |
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| an energy source made from unstable elements, such as uranium |
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| an unstable element used by humans as an energy source |
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| energy created by pressure and heat underneath Earth’s crust |
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| energy from the movement of water |
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| the release of something into the environment |
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| a harmful substance released into the environment |
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| a device in a power plant that reduces the amount of released pollutants sent into the air |
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| a gas that makes the atmosphere able to hold more heat, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor |
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