Energy Vocab. Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Rain- Rain that has a lower than normal pH level because of burning fossil fuels
  2. 3. Rays- electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than approximately one tenth of a
  3. 7. Rays- Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Filtered by ozone layer
  4. 8. Most abundant of nonrenewable resource produces sulfur dioxide
  5. 10. an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is able to pass through many
  6. 12. Transform- Energy’s ability to change from one form to another
  7. 13. Fastest
  8. 18. outer layer that creates the ‘solar wind’ which can go 800 km/s
  9. 19. the sun.
  10. 20. Energy- Energy of motion
  11. 22. of Conservation of Energy- States that energy can change form, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
  12. 24. coal but of poorer quality than anthracite.
  13. 27. occurs when heat energy is transferred from earth’s surface air to atmospheric air.
  14. 28. opaque to light.
  15. 29. cooler areas of surface that appear darker
  16. 32. Oil- Known as Petroleum a type of nonrenewable resource that id drilled out of the ground used for
  17. 33. The uses of microbes(bacteria) to clean up oil spills
  18. 34. Partially decayed plant material, burns dirty lots of pollution
Down
  1. 1. Is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than
  2. 4. The ability to do work
  3. 5. waves- Electromagnetic radiation spectrum at wavelengths longer than those of visible light,
  4. 6. surface layer responsible for most of visible light
  5. 9. A soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat.
  6. 11. Flares: explosive out burst
  7. 12. Radiation: heat energy from the sun
  8. 14. occurs as pockets of air near earth’s surface are heated, become less dense, rise, cool, and sink.
  9. 15. Energy- Is the energy from the Sun transmitted as electromagnetic wave.
  10. 16. Hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke (cleanest
  11. 17. Resource- Is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its
  12. 21. Cycle- The continuous process by which carbon is exchanged between organisms and the environment.
  13. 23. Waves- Have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, slowest
  14. 25. Fuels- Fuel that have been formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
  15. 26. Energy- Stored energy or energy of position
  16. 30. Winds: They are a continuous stream of electrically charged particles that are given off by a magnetic field
  17. 31. The source of all energy on Earth