Energy Production Crossword
Across
- 1. Extraction method involving hydraulic fracturing.
- 6. Structure used to generate electricity from water flow.
- 7. Converts wind energy into electrical power.
- 11. Crude oil used for fuel and manufacturing.
- 13. Fuel derived from petroleum, used in vehicles.
- 14. Structure used to extract petroleum from the Earth.
- 16. Energy sources that can be replenished naturally.
- 19. Harnesses sunlight to generate electricity.
- 20. Non-renewable resources formed from ancient organic matter.
- 21. Devices that convert sunlight into electricity.
- 22. Device that converts hydrogen gas into electricity.
- 26. Facility that burns coal to produce electricity.
- 27. Policy allowing consumers to sell excess energy back to the grid.
- 29. Energy harnessed from the rise and fall of tides.
Down
- 2. Energy generated from atomic reactions.
- 3. A fossil fuel used for electricity and heating.
- 4. Main component of natural gas, also produced by decomposition.
- 5. Electricity generated by flowing water.
- 8. Area with multiple wind turbines for energy generation.
- 9. Using less energy to accomplish the same tasks, reducing waste.
- 10. Devices that capture sunlight for electricity production.
- 12. Heat from the Earth's core used for power.
- 15. A fossil fuel formed from decayed plants; major source of electricity.
- 17. Wind turbines installed in bodies of water for energy production.
- 18. Energy sources that cannot be easily replaced.
- 23. Fuel derived from living matter, like corn or algae.
- 24. Facility that processes crude oil into usable products.
- 25. Radioactive element used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
- 28. Mixture of sand, water, clay, and bitumen; source of unconventional oil.