Unit 5 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. voltage transmission lines, used to carry large amounts of electricity from the power plant over large distances
  2. 4. a mineral deposit within a rock formation
  3. 6. deposit, a deposit that contains valuable mineral that has been concentrated by mechanical action
  4. 7. resource, a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed
  5. 10. a compound of hydrogen and carbon such as any of those which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas
  6. 11. energy, the energy received by Earth from the sun
  7. 12. two carbon
  8. 15. energy, electrical energy produced by the flow of water
Down
  1. 2. Energy, The energy produced by heat within Earth
  2. 3. resource, a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resources is consumed
  3. 5. one carbon hydrocarbon principle component of natural gas
  4. 8. fusion, the process by which nuclei of small atoms combine to form a new, more massive nucleus; the process releases energy
  5. 9. 3 carbon
  6. 11. where electricity is changed into a lower voltage so it can be used in homes
  7. 13. fission, the process by which the nucleus of a heavy atom splits into two or more fragments; the process releases neutrons and energy
  8. 14. a natural mater that is rich