Chapter 14 Vocabulary Terms

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Across
  1. 4. fuel that has formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived in the past, including coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas
  2. 5. mechanical energy in rising and falling tides
  3. 6. energy that an object possesses due to its motion
  4. 7. energy from the wind; can be used to turn turbine blades that are attached to generators
  5. 9. electrical energy generated by the movement of water
  6. 10. thermal energy that originates deep within the earth’s interior
  7. 11. energy produced by the sun
  8. 12. the sum of the kinetic energy and all the forms of potential energy in a system
  9. 13. the ability to do work
  10. 14. an energy resource that is easily replaced by natural methods
Down
  1. 1. energy produced by nuclear reactions
  2. 2. stored energy that can be used later
  3. 3. an energy resource that is not replaced naturally
  4. 8. chemical potential energy obtained from renewable organic materials