Ch. 4 Earth's Resources Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. forms from remains of plants & animals.
  2. 4. could meet 5-10% of U.S. energy needs
  3. 5. uses underground steam & hot water
  4. 7. source of pollution from a known location
  5. 12. resource that can be replenished in months, years, or decades
  6. 14. careful use of resources
  7. 15. rock containing kerogen.
  8. 17. best known placer deposit
  9. 18. liquid that forms from remains of plants & animals.
  10. 19. collecting items for reuse
Down
  1. 1. uses ocean tides to create power
  2. 2. energy formed by fission
  3. 3. takes millions of years to form & accumulate
  4. 6. hydrocarbon used as an energy source
  5. 8. form thick tar called bitumen.
  6. 9. deposit formed when minerals settle quickly from moving water.
  7. 10. energy that uses water to drive turbines
  8. 11. forms when heat/pressure transform plant material
  9. 13. pollution with no specific point of origin
  10. 16. Earth's most abundant energy resource