Across
- 6. hydroelectric power.
- 7. a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.
- 8. generate solar power by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a receiver.
- 9. Method of heat that relies upon the sun to heat either air or liquids in a solar collector,and then distribute that heat throughout the structure.
- 10. renewable energy from plants and animals.
- 12. form of political power that revolves around populations
- 13. a cell having a photovoltaic element mounted for exposure to light and provided with terminals for connection with a sensitive current meter
- 14. heating/cooling system for buildings
- 15. heat that is generated within the Earth
- 16. the process of changing the solar energy stored in the ocean to electric power
- 17. a fuel derived directly from living matter.
Down
- 1. a type of solar collector consisting of a series of flat glass or plastic plates with black metal surfaces that absorb solar energy
- 2. is one of several design approaches collectively called passive solar design
- 3. type of hydropower that transforms the movement of the tides into electricity or other practical forms of power.
- 4. an area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines.
- 5. a cell producing an electric current directly from a chemical reaction.
- 11. chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.