Unit 9: Energy Sources and Consumption

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Across
  1. 2. type of energy from the sun that heats buildings with fans and generators
  2. 5. finding the best source to reduce the energy needed but maintain or improve the same service
  3. 6. using fuel for both efficiency and heat
  4. 11. electronics that "suck up" energy even when they are not turned on
  5. 15. burning wastes for energy
  6. 16. coal, oil, and natural gas
  7. 17. location of the worst meltdown in history
Down
  1. 1. burns in the presence of oxygen, releasing heat, CO2, other pollutants like particulates and CO
  2. 3. reduce the overall amount of energy needed
  3. 4. the process of building the bonds of an atom
  4. 7. heat from the mantle escapes which generates steam for turbines
  5. 8. the process of breaking the bonds of an atom
  6. 9. energy from the sun
  7. 10. a tsunami hits Japan, causing a meltdown at a nuclear power plant
  8. 12. most common form of water power
  9. 13. type of energy from the sun that heats buildings directly, no fans or pumps required
  10. 14. turns the wind's kinetic energy into electricity