Sources of energy

Sources of Energy

Solar cell: a device that generates an electric current from sunlight.

Biomass conversion: getting energy from plant and animal materials by changing them into high-quality fuels.

Nuclear fission: the spliting of a nucleus with a large mass into two nuclei with smaller masses.

Chain reaction: a reaction that is kept going by products of the reaction.

Nuclear fusion: the merging of nuclei with smaller masses into a nucleus with a larger mass.

Hydroelectricity: the use of flowing water to generate electricity.

Thermal pollution: the excess heating of the environment.