EIF Unit 3A Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Energy within generation systems is often lost due to this.
  2. 3. A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water
  3. 6. Process of creating electrical energy from other forms of energy
  4. 7. a steam generator
  5. 9. A _______ load plant operates continually at maximum output
  6. 10. Fossil fuels are classified as this type of compound
  7. 12. Energy from the heat deep inside the earth
  8. 13. Generally referred to as “burning”
  9. 16. A severe nuclear reactor accident
  10. 17. Gas turbines start quickly and are useful during _________ load.
  11. 18. A unit of energy in the English system, defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
Down
  1. 1. The amount of useful energy in a system’s output compared to its input
  2. 4. Structured collection of fuel rods within a nuclear reactor
  3. 5. Power generated by using moving water to power a turbine generator to produce electricity
  4. 8. The ______________ building is a concrete and steel enclosure around a nuclear reactor.
  5. 11. Abbreviation for the agency that ensures the peaceful and safe use of radioactive materials
  6. 14. A closed vessel in which water or other fluids are heated enough to be converted into steam
  7. 15. Abbreviation for the type of nuclear plant in which steam that moves the turbine is created