EIF Unit 3C Vocabulary
Across
- 2. _____________ conversion of biomass include pyrolysis, gasification and combustion.
- 6. Wind farms do not create any ___________ gases.
- 10. The use of renewable and alternative power generation sources is designed to reduce______________ impact.
- 14. Burning wood is an example of using _________ for energy.
- 15. In geothermal energy, water beneath the earth's surface becomes _________________.
- 17. Oscillating water columns are _________ devices that generate electricity as water flows in and out.
- 18. One million watts
- 19. Most solar power plants are tied to the electrical ______.
Down
- 1. Rotting garbage and agricultural and human ___________ release methane gas.
- 3. Harnesses the motion of the ocean
- 4. Biomass co-firing plants combine the use of biomass fuel materials with the use of _______________.
- 5. City garbage
- 7. __________ digesters produce methane from biomass.
- 8. Where tidal barrages are often built
- 9. Corn and sugar can be _______ to produce fuel.
- 11. Solar photovoltaic energy relies on chemical _____________.
- 12. Solar cells produce electricity which must be __________ to AC in order to be useful.
- 13. Wind turbine blades are connected directly to the __________.
- 16. Wind is caused by atmospheric pressure difference from the uneven___________ of the earth's surface.