Energy Crossword

3. often times different energy sources are converted to this, whos charged currents can be used to power thins like you phone or lights.
5. A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level to generate electricity or as a water supply
8. Dams built on rivers produce this type of energy.
12. Heat given off from splitting atoms is used to create this type of energy
16. Energy derived from burning living/organic material.
18. _____ Energy is stored energy.
19. This source of energy is the result of pressure/density differences in the air, which is harnessed through large fan-like turbines
20. Slang term used for the process of extracting natural gas from the Earth

1. Element used to power nuclear power plants
2. Process of splitting atoms into smaller atoms & releasing energy
4. energy source derived from the daily fluctuation of regional ocean level.
6. Methane and other hydrocarbons are know as ____ gasses.
7. ___-renewable resources include fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, and coal.
9. A combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits.
10. Term used to describe a resource that can be replenished within our life time.
11. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply such as that formed upstream of a dam.
13. energy derived from Earth's molten core.
14. ____ fuels are formed from ancient dead organic materials like plants and animals from intense heat and pressure.
15. _____ Energy is energy of motion
17. energy captured from the sun.