Energy Vocab

5. Also known as strip mining, it’s the process of removing minerals near the surface of the Earth.
10. A technique that involves pressurized liquid to create cracks in bedrock or shale to release and collect natural gas.
11. Fusing two heavy isotopes to create energy.
12. A flammable gas from underground used as fuel.
13. The process of burning.
14. Heat energy from the Earth, using steam to rotate a turbine.
15. Energy being created by splitting uranium atoms.

1. Highly acidic water caused when air, water, and sulfur mix and dissolve iron.
2. A greenhouse gas that is emitted while burning certain fuels.
3. The extraction of rocks or minerals from the Earth through shafts (vertical) or adits (horizontal).
4. Energy created by moving water, usually in a dam.
6. An underground resource that is made from dead plants and animals millions of years ago.
7. A liquid fuel that comes from underground and is mostly used for transportation.
8. A dark rock made from dead plants from millions of years ago.
9. When greenhouse gasses trap heat close to the Earth.