Energy Resources

8. the type of fuels that include coal, oil and natural gas
11. rods made from cadmium or boron that can absorb neutrons and slow a fission reaction in a nuclear reactor
12. the process of two hydrogen nuclei joining to form a helium atom
13. a term for a solar cell that produces electric current from solar energy
17. the use of the earth's natural underground heat to provide heat to buildings
18. another term for natural gas
19. a fuel that is formed by ancient organic material and mined from the ground
20. an energy source that is readily replenished
23. oil pumped from the ground and formed by ancient marine organic material

1. the energy stored in the bonds in coal
2. the piece of equipment whose blades turn when hit by steam
3. a type of energy facility that relies on moving water to turn turbine blades
4. the form of solar energy that uses no technology but allows the sun to heat a space directly
5. a country with few fossil fuel resources that relies heavily on nuclear power
6. a South American country rich in oil reserves
7. the process that must occur to U-235 for it to release energy
9. the piece of equipment that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy
10. the energy stored in U-235 fuel
11. a fossil fuel burned to produce electricity
14. an energy source that is limited and takes extremely long periods of time to form
15. the energy that heats water to produce steam
16. the country other than the United States who uses the most energy per person, globabally
21. a term for any plant material burned to produce heat
22. the city in Ukraine that experienced the worst ever nuclear reactor disaster in 1986
24. the element that undergoes fission at nuclear powerplants