4. Fireworks

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  1. 6. Regulations to prevent firework accidents
  2. 9. Rapid combustion releasing energy
  3. 13. Related to making fireworks more eco-friendly.
  4. 14. Determines the color of light emitted
  5. 15. Provide oxygen for combustion, e.g., nitrates
  6. 16. Colorful explosions in the sky
  7. 18. Element that produces a green color in fireworks.
  8. 20. Responsible for the bright yellow hues in pyrotechnic displays.
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  1. 1. More stable oxidizers than chlorates
  2. 2. A metal that gives fireworks a bright red color.
  3. 3. 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, 10% sulfur)
  4. 4. The science of fireworks and explosives
  5. 5. High explosive bursting of stars
  6. 7. Ignites the firework components
  7. 8. Nitrate Key ingredient in black powder
  8. 10. Initial thrust to launch the firework
  9. 11. Oxidizers used for intense colors
  10. 12. Produced by heating metal salts
  11. 17. Handheld fireworks burning at over 1000°C
  12. 19. React with oxygen, e.g., sulfur, carbon