Leo Lopez Chapter 17 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Energy that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus
  2. 7. A dark liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of mostly hydrocarbons
  3. 8. Deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen
  4. 12. The splitting of an atom's nucleus into to smaller nuclei
  5. 15. The practice of reducing energy use
  6. 16. Energy made available by the flow of an electric charge
  7. 17. When sulfide minerals in exposed rock react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid
  8. 19. Energy that is nearly always available somewhere on Earth's surface or replaced in a relatively short time
  9. 20. The energy that an object has due to its motion
Down
  1. 1. Chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products
  2. 3. The extraction a mineral by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock on top of a mineral deposit
  3. 4. When two hydrogen nuclei are forced together releasing energy and a neutron, forming a nucleus of helium
  4. 5. an ice-like solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules
  5. 6. Typically he practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral
  6. 9. Radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes
  7. 10. This generates electricity by controlled fission reactions
  8. 11. Rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons
  9. 13. Energy that cannot be replaced such as coal, oil, and natural gas
  10. 14. Energy that is stored
  11. 18. The ability to do work or cause a change