Renewable Energy Crossword
Across
- 2. a type of biomass for energy
- 4. energy produced through organic materials
- 5. also known as biomass
- 8. hydroelectric generation in which water is retained behind a low dam or no dam
- 9. a technology that transfers heat from the ground to a building
- 14. the storage of water in a reservoir behind a dam
- 16. a turbine that converts wind energy into electricity
- 19. an electrical chemical device that converts fuel, such as hydrogen, into an electrical current
- 21. the percentage of energy that is actually used to perform work
- 22. source of solar power
- 23. choosing this type of energy source reduces human impact on the environment helping to create a cleaner Earth
- 24. electrical energy can be stored in a __
- 25. energy sources that are nonrenewable
Down
- 1. heat energy that comes from the natural radioactive decay of elements deep within Earth
- 3. technology used to convert sunlight to energy
- 6. the application of an electric current to water molecules to split them into hydrogen and oxygen
- 7. energy captured from sunlight with advanced technologies
- 10. gases that nonrenewable sources do not emit
- 11. energy generated from the kinetic energy of moving air
- 12. released as a result of hydrogen fuel cells production
- 13. renewable energy sources are known to be __ because they don't run out
- 15. an impoundment facility, typically a large hydropower system, uses a dam to store river water in a reservoir
- 17. fuels that cannot be reformed during a lifetime
- 18. electricity generated by the kinetic energy of moving water
- 20. we stop or slow __ warming by using renewable energy sources