Energy Sources

2. a device in which a chemical reaction takes place to produce electricity, similar to a battery
3. a form of energy resulting from the flow of charged particles
4. electricity generated by the energy in moving water, usually through a dam
6. a study of the costs and benefits associated with an action
7. many wind turbines installed together in an area to generate electricity for a community
8. a device that converts sunlight to electricity
10. describing the balance of factors when benefits outweigh costs
11. a combination of two types; a vehicle that uses two different sources of fuel
14. the benefits and costs of any factor being evaluated
15. the use of sunlight to meet energy needs
16. a resource that cannot be restored as quickly as it is used
17. energy produced by the splitting of atoms, tiny particles of matter

1. energy produced by heat that is transferred from Earth’s interior
5. a resource that can be restored more quickly than it is used up
9. a gas that traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere
12. a combustible (burnable) fuel made from the remains of recently living organisms
13. a fuel formed from the fossilized remains of organisms