Across
- 2. process of using oil rigs to remove oil
- 4. machine run by steam that generates electricity
- 7. solar cell meaning light and electricity
- 9. splitting of atoms to produce nuclear energy
- 11. example of biomass
- 13. the most abundant fossil fuel
- 15. fuel used to heat homes, power vehicles and make plastics
- 16. large store of water that is created to produce hydroelectric power
- 18. gas formed from burning fossil fuels
- 19. heating that occurs when walls and floors absorb heat from the sun
- 21. piles of swamp plant remains that harden to become coal
- 22. oil leaks that damage beaches, water bodies and biodiversity in oceans
- 23. futuristic gasoline; gas used to fuel cars
- 24. metallic element used to produce nuclear energy
Down
- 1. natural gas produced from decomposed organic matter
- 3. dust and chemicals from coal mines that run into rivers and cause pollution
- 5. the act of bringing coal to the surface
- 6. waste produced from using nuclear energy
- 8. fuels made from living things
- 10. water vapour formed when water is boiled
- 12. found in wind turbines, these rotate to produce electricity
- 14. type of pollution caused by burning fossil fuels
- 17. renewable energy source obtained from the intense heat of the Earth’s interior
- 20. heating where heat is actively pumped around homes