Renewable Energy Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. Energy from sources that are finite and will deplete over time.
  2. 10. Uses the energy of flowing water to generate electricity, often through dams or flowing rivers.
  3. 12. Converts sunlight into electricity using photovoltaic (PV) cells.
  4. 14. Coal, oil, and natural gas
  5. 16. Uses heat from beneath the Earth’s surface to generate electricity or heat buildings
  6. 17. long term alteration in the average weather patterns
  7. 18. This occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat, keeping the planet warm enough to support life.
  8. 19. turbines convert kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power.
Down
  1. 1. Implementing carbon taxes or cap-and-trade systems to incentivize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
  2. 2. CO2
  3. 3. N2O
  4. 4. Harnesses the energy from ocean tides and currents to generate power
  5. 5. Energy from sources that can naturally replenish on a human timescale.
  6. 6. Reduces carbon capture by trees
  7. 8. Increasing Earth's average surface temperature
  8. 9. Uranium based non-renewable energy
  9. 10. This energy has water as a byproduct
  10. 11. Organic materials like plant and animal waste are burned or converted into biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel) for energy.
  11. 13. The ability to do work
  12. 15. CH4