Across
- 4. available with water (H2O) and is the most common element available on earth
- 9. the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
- 11. there is plentiful amounts of sunlight available, only certain geographical ranges of the world get enough of the direct power of the sun for long enough
- 12. a source with a limited supply that we can mine or extract from the earth, and it’ll eventually run out
- 14. primarily used as fuel to generate electric power
- 15. produced from organic material and is commonly used throughout the world
Down
- 1. uses the rise and fall of tides to convert the kinetic energy of incoming and outgoing tides into electrical energy
- 2. The power of the water is used to turn generators to produce the electricity
- 3. any natural resource that can replace it quickly and dependably
- 5. The cleanest-burning hydrocarbon. It is abundant and versatile
- 6. the energy that is produced from beneath the earth
- 7. the direct conversion of light into electric power using semiconducting materials such as silicon
- 8. Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the __________
- 10. used to create gasoline, kerosene, plastics, and other byproducts
- 13. made from decomposing plants and animals