Energy
Across
- 2. what control rods do (2 words)
- 3. energy emitted in the form of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum
- 7. energy required to move/change an object's position
- 8. The products of nuclear fission are extremely radioactive for (Blank) periods of time
- 12. Fission Breaking up an atoms nuclei
- 13. ______ energy is stored in chemical bonds
- 14. formed of the compression dead plant material
- 15. Nuclear (Blank) involves the joining of 2 nuclei
- 17. With secondary extraction, the initial pressure ____
- 18. Formed from the remains of organisms millions of years ago
- 21. formed from dead plant material called peat
- 24. Joining 2 atomic nuclei
- 26. What we call subatomic particles given off by unstable atoms
- 27. ability of doing work
- 29. Mining Uranium is (blank)than coal mining
- 32. natural underground pressure pushes oil to the surface
- 35. type of energy in the movement of molecules
- 36. ______ resources that CANNOT be replaced
- 37. Some atoms are ___
- 39. The major contributor of global warming is ___
- 41. (2 words) can cause Cancer, birth defects, etc
Down
- 1. Nuclear fission involves ____ __ an atoms nucleus
- 4. _____ are created during subsurface mining
- 5. ______ resources that are readily available
- 6. ____ separates the different hydrocarbons called crude oil.
- 9. type of gas that is produced from CO2 and H2O
- 10. _______ Energy associated with the movement/flow of electrons
- 11. Also known as hydraulic fracturing
- 16. occurs in low occurs
- 19. used when coal deposits are near the surface
- 20. energy in motion
- 22. a massive oil spill in 2010
- 23. the fuel for a nuclear reactor
- 25. this type of energy is stored in forces holding atomic nuclei together
- 28. New nuclear technology is being developed which could provide clean and abundant energy: Nuclear (Blank) mining the process of obtaining minerals
- 30. natural gas is the ____ burning of the fossil fuels
- 31. Water/gas is injected underground to push oil upwards
- 33. common process for converting stored chemical energy into other forms
- 34. 1986 Nuclear disaster
- 38. (blank) pollution, caused by runoff from roadways and gas stations
- 40. weapons Additionally, nuclear waste can be used in the manufacture of (2 word blank), making this an issue of national security