| A | B |
|---|
| drilling | the act of digging a hole in the earth in the hope of getting oil,  |
| extraction | process of removal,  |
| fission | splitting of a large atom into smaller atoms,  |
| fossil fuels | coal, oil, natural gas and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals,  |
| fusion | small atoms joining together to form a larger atom,  |
| mining | the removal of non-renewable resources from the land,  |
| non-renewable | not able to be made again quickly by nature or people |
| Nuclear | energy stored in the nucleus of an atom,  |
| Pollutants | harmful substances in the air, water or soil,  |
| Plutonium | a radioactive element similar to uranium,  |
| radioactive | giving off dangerous levels of nuclear radiation,  |
| reactions | act with another substance in a chemical change,  |
| uranium | radioactive metal used as a source for nuclear power,  |
