Energy Resources

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Across
  1. 2. a dark, liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of hydrocarbons
  2. 9. sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid
  3. 12. the liquid that results when substances from the trash dissolve in water
  4. 13. fuel rods produce so much heat they melt
  5. 14. an icelike solid that consists of molecules of methane within a crystal network of water molecules
  6. 16. hydrogen gas can be used to produce electricity within these
  7. 17. any unwanted material or substance that results from a human activity or process
  8. 18. chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products
  9. 24. preventing waste generation by conserving resources and producing less pollution
  10. 26. generates electricity by controlled fission reactions
  11. 27. shale rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons
  12. 28. energy that is produced from material
  13. 29. the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral
  14. 30. Wind turbines are often built in groups called these
  15. 31. the process in which fuel burns with oxygen
  16. 32. refers to using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity
Down
  1. 1. extraction of mineral by removing a strip of layers
  2. 3. a controlled process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures
  3. 4. helping power millions of vehicles on today's roads
  4. 5. the energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus
  5. 6. does not decompose or break down naturally
  6. 7. deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen
  7. 8. refers to solid or liquid waste that is toxic
  8. 10. radioactive material left over from the production of energy and other processes
  9. 11. the practice of reducing energy use to meet those goals
  10. 15. Process that releases hydrogen is this
  11. 17. a device that converts the winds kinetic energy into electrical energy
  12. 19. energy made available by the flow of electric charge
  13. 20. hydroelectric power
  14. 21. electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass
  15. 22. the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei
  16. 23. waste that comes from production of consumer goods
  17. 25. heats rocks below earths surface