Energy Resources

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Across
  1. 2. process of using oil rigs to remove oil
  2. 4. machine run by steam that generates electricity
  3. 7. solar cell meaning light and electricity
  4. 9. splitting of atoms to produce nuclear energy
  5. 11. example of biomass
  6. 13. the most abundant fossil fuel
  7. 15. fuel used to heat homes, power vehicles and make plastics
  8. 16. large store of water that is created to produce hydroelectric power
  9. 18. gas formed from burning fossil fuels
  10. 19. heating that occurs when walls and floors absorb heat from the sun
  11. 21. piles of swamp plant remains that harden to become coal
  12. 22. oil leaks that damage beaches, water bodies and biodiversity in oceans
  13. 23. futuristic gasoline; gas used to fuel cars
  14. 24. metallic element used to produce nuclear energy
Down
  1. 1. natural gas produced from decomposed organic matter
  2. 3. dust and chemicals from coal mines that run into rivers and cause pollution
  3. 5. the act of bringing coal to the surface
  4. 6. waste produced from using nuclear energy
  5. 8. fuels made from living things
  6. 10. water vapour formed when water is boiled
  7. 12. found in wind turbines, these rotate to produce electricity
  8. 14. type of pollution caused by burning fossil fuels
  9. 17. renewable energy source obtained from the intense heat of the Earth’s interior
  10. 20. heating where heat is actively pumped around homes