Unit 6: Energy Resources & Consumption Crossword
Across
- 2. Combined production of heat and power from one source
- 5. Mechanical device that spins and generates electricity from moving fluids like wind or water
- 7. A thick, black liquid fossil fuel primarily used for transportation
- 8. Energy from the sun
- 10. Mid-grade type of coal that is relatively abundant
- 13. Doing the same task while expending less energy
- 16. Energy created from splitting atoms
- 17. Flow of electrons used to power homes and devices
- 19. Energy from heat inside Earth
- 20. A combustible black rock used widely for electricity generation
Down
- 1. Organic material burned or converted into fuel, used in developing countries
- 3. A partially decayed plant material, the earliest stage of coal formation
- 4. General term for energy sources like coal, oil and natural gas
- 6. Energy source that captures kinetic energy from moving air
- 9. Highest-grade type of coal
- 11. Electricity generated from moving water
- 12. Type of energy that can be replenished naturally in a short period of time
- 14. Type of resource that cannot be replenished quickly
- 15. Cleanest-burning fossil fuel
- 18. Type of solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity