Nonrenewable Energy
Across
- 5. _________ mining is used when the coal is located deep below the Earth’s surface.
- 7. __________ gas is another fossil fuel found underground and is mostly made up of methane.
- 8. Fracking can cause __________, and chemicals can leak into water sources.
- 9. Fracking is a process where high-pressure _______ splits apart the rocks underground, releasing the trapped gas.
- 12. There is a limited amount of these resources and they take a long time to regenerate.
- 13. __________ energy is another type of nonrenewable energy, but it is not a fossil fuel. Technically, it’s renewable, but the materials needed in power plants are nonrenewable.
- 14. Nuclear _______ is a process where the inner core of an atom is split and energy is released.
Down
- 1. _______ is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
- 2. _________ mining is used when the coal is located near the Earth’s surface.
- 3. Nuclear energy produces ________ waste that can be extremely harmful to humans.
- 4. Nonrenewable energy sources are usually much more ____ to the environment that renewable energy sources.
- 6. Most nonrenewable energy sources are _______ _______.
- 10. _______ is the main material in fossil fuels.
- 11. ________, or oil, is a liquid fossil fuel found in underground rock formations.