Emanuel Caldera
p.5 10-7-08
Solar Energy="energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation"1
Wind Energy="energy contained in the force of the winds blowing across the earth’s surface"2
Hydroelectric Energy="The free renewable source of energy provided by falling water that drives the turbines. Hydropower is the most important of the regenerable energy sources because of its highest efficiency at the energy conversion. There are two types of hydroelectric power plants: a) run-of-river power plants for the use of affluent water; b) storage power plants (power stations with reservoir) where the influx can be regulated with the help of a reservoir"3
Geothermal Energy="a form of energy obtained from within the earth, originating in its core; also, energy produced by extracting the earth's internal heat"1
Fossil Fuel="any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life"1
Nuclear Energy="energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion"1
Turbines="Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted to mechanical power by the impulse or reaction of the fluid with a series of buckets, paddles, or blades arrayed about the circumference of a wheel or cylinder"
Solar Panels=" a bank of solar cells"1
Roughnecking="a worker of an oil-well-drilling crew other than the driller"1
Generator="Coal Processia machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator"1
Pipe fitting="a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system"1
Energy Efficient= "using electrical or other energy in an economical way"2
Conservation="the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights"1
Alternative Energy="energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources, as coal, oil, and natural gas"1
1=www.dictionary.com
2=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/
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