UNIT 5 ENERGY TERMINOLOGY

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Across
  1. 2. resources materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people's needs
  2. 5. related to a living organism
  3. 6. a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption
  4. 9. energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed.
  5. 10. power the use of the sun's energy either directly as thermal energy (heat) or through the use of photovoltaic cells in solar panels and transparent photovoltaic glass to generate electricity.
  6. 11. not related to a living organism
  7. 13. forms of potential energy that can be used to perform work
  8. 15. resources the different factors of production used to produce all goods and services in the economy.
Down
  1. 1. causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
  2. 3. power a renewable source of energy that generates power by using a dam or diversion structure to alter the natural flow of a river or other body of water.
  3. 4. how fast energy is used or transmitted
  4. 7. power heat within the earth
  5. 8. unable to be replaced or replenished once used.
  6. 12. fuels a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, coal products, natural gas, derived gas, crude oil, petroleum products and non-renewable wastes
  7. 14. power the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity.