Ch. 15 Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. the practice of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently
  2. 5. the ability to do work
  3. 6. potential energy that depends upon an object’s heights above a reference point
  4. 7. the chemical energy stored in living things
  5. 8. the energy stored in atomic nuclei
  6. 9. the energy an object has due to its motion
  7. 13. the process of changing energy from one form to another
  8. 16. a source of energy that can be replaced in a relatively short period of time
  9. 18. a form of energy consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields
  10. 20. a source of energy that exists in limited quantities and, once used, cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years
Down
  1. 1. the potential energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
  2. 2. energy obtained from flowing water
  3. 3. rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms
  4. 10. thermal energy beneath Earth’s surface
  5. 11. energy that is stored as a result of position or shape
  6. 12. the energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects
  7. 14. the total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
  8. 15. sunlight that is converted into usable energy
  9. 17. the energy associated with electric charges
  10. 19. the energy stored in chemical bonds