Energy and Resources Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Electrical energy produced by falling water.
  2. 4. The transport of energy by surface ocean waves.
  3. 6. Energy transfer by contact or touch.
  4. 8. Energy transfer by circulation.
  5. 10. The energy produced by heat within the Earth.
  6. 11. A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth formed mainly of decayed sea organisms.
  7. 13. A solid fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material.
  8. 14. The energy received by the Earth from the Sun in the form of radiation.
  9. 15. Organic (once living) matter that can be a source of energy.
  10. 16. When the amount of energy received from the Sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal.
  11. 17. Any natural material that is used by humans.
Down
  1. 1. Uses Uranium (nonrenewable) to produce heat and steam to make the reaction work.
  2. 2. The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap and reusing it.
  3. 5. The use of a windmill to drive an electric generator.
  4. 6. The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds.
  5. 7. Resources that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which we consume or use it.
  6. 9. A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon coumpounds formed mainly from decayed sea organisms.
  7. 12. A mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel.
  8. 14. A photochemical base that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fossil fuels.