Lessons 7 & 8 IQWST Readings
Across
- 3. some people call the internet the _________.
- 6. the older technology that optical fiber is replacing
- 7. this is burned to produce much of America's electricity
- 9. good solar cells absorb a lot of light and ______ little
- 10. produce electricity using light energy from the sun
- 13. the way in which light moves through air and optical fibers
- 15. a technology used to heat air to turn a turbine for electricity
Down
- 1. the light principle by which optical fibers work
- 2. used by the solar power tower to reflect sunlight
- 4. solar water heaters can be placed on _______ to absorb sunlight in sunny areas
- 5. optical fibers have made this safer
- 8. tiny strand of glass used in communication
- 11. a machine that generates electricity
- 12. One reason that optical fibers are replacing wires is because they are __________.
- 14. light can be scattered (or reflected), transmitted, and ___________.