Across
- 3. The transformation of the kinetic energy of moving water into electric energy (usually in a dam)
- 4. A device with fan blades that turns a generator to create electricity
- 7. ____________ energy is the energy stored in the bonds of atoms (for example the atoms in food)
- 9. _______________ resource: Energy sources that can’t be used up (for example the sun)
- 10. Living things that can use the sun's radiant energy directly in order to grow
- 12. The law of ____________ of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed
- 13. _____________ resource: An energy source that is used up much faster than it can be replaced.
- 15. What is energy continually doing in the world around you?
Down
- 1. A "factory" where the electricity in most of the U.S. homes and schools is created
- 2. __________ fuels (like gasoline) are made from the remains of ancient living things
- 5. A device (found in powerplants) that transforms kinetic energy into electrical energy
- 6. ____________ turbines turn the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy
- 8. ______________ potential energy is the stored energy due to an object's position
- 11. A nonrenewable energy source used in powerplants and made from the ancient remains of plants
- 13. ___________ energy is energy that is created by breaking atoms apart
- 14. Can energy ever be lost?