Energy
Across
- 2. Energy of motion
- 5. coal is formed from the compression of dead plant material called...
- 8. Oil is also called
- 10. liquid fossil fuel with a thick viscous texture.
- 13. the breakup of atoms
- 14. aka Natural Gas
- 15. nuclear power plant in the USSR that exploded in 1986
- 17. energy is stored in the bonds between molecules
- 19. type of mining generally used when coal deposits are deep underground
- 20. cleanest burning of the fossil fuels
Down
- 1. released by burning fossil fuels; major contributor to the process of global warming.
- 3. commonly used process for converting stored chemical energy into forms we can use for other things. This is also known as “burning”.
- 4. type of minng used generally when coal deposits are near the surface
- 6. most commonly used fossil fuel for electricity generation
- 7. energy is stored in the bonds that hold atomic nuclei together
- 9. fusing of atoms
- 11. energy in the movement of molecules caused by a rise in temperature
- 12. the ability to do work
- 16. Energy associated with the movement/flow of electrons
- 18. energy required to move/change an object’s position