Energy Basics

1. ____ extraction: the natural underground pressure pushes the oil to the surface requiring no additional action.
3. nuclear ____ involves joining 2 atomic nuclei
5. most commonly used fossil fuel
8. the ability to do work
11. the potential energy of an object due to its position or ____
13. when you burn ____ it produces carbon dioxide, energy and H2O(vapor)
14. _______________ is a very commonly used process for converting stored chemical energy into forms of energy we can use for other things.
16. nuclear ___ involves breaking up an atom’s nucleus
17. nuclear energy stored in forces holding atomic ____ together

2. Nitric Acid and Sulfuric Acid in the atmosphere causes _____ rain
3. what is the term for the technique involving the fracturing of bedrock formations underground by a pressurized liquid?
4. in step 2 of the nuclear reactors, what is produced?
6. what is the name of the compressed, dead plant material that forms coal?
7. some atoms are ____ Hint: radiation
8. what type of energy is associated with the movement or flow of electrons?
9. mining Uranium is ____ than coal, and nuclear power plants are safer for workers than coal plants.
10. the nuclear accident in 1986
12. ____ fuels are formed from the remains of organisms living millions of years ago.
15. ___ mining is used when coal deposits are near the surface.
16. energy can never be created or destroyed, it can only change ___
17. currently, we do _____ have the ability to harness fusion.