Across
- 1. Type of mining where vertical shafts are dug deep into the ground and networks of tunnels are dug
- 4. A nuclear reaction where a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously and releases energy
- 7. Formal term of a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in cor damage from overheating
- 12. Energy source that is readily available or can be replaced easily
- 13. Radioactive _____ material made from the use or reprocessing of nuclear fuel
- 15. Energy that CANNOT be replaced easily/in a short period of time
- 17. The ability to do work and/or cause a change
- 18. Mining where layers of surface soil and rock are removed to expose a resource
- 20. Deposit of loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone containing petroleum
- 21. _____ energy is released during nuclear fission/fusion
Down
- 2. Nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus
- 3. Fine grained sedimentary rock from which oil can be extracted
- 5. Chemicals obtained from petroleum and natural gas
- 6. Energy ____ is when you reduce the amount of energy consumption by using less energy
- 8. Energy produced by the flow and interaction of electrons
- 9. Burning the chemical reaction when a fuel combines rapidly with oxygen
- 10. The energy produced by motion
- 11. The energy that an object has because of its position/shape
- 14. Acid ____ refers to the overflow of acidic water from metal or coal mines
- 16. How much of the energy put into a system actually does useful work
- 19. Liquid mixture of hydrocarbons