Across
- 5. oil
- 6. Fission- the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons
- 7. the percentage of energy that is used to perform work
- 8. conservation- the practice of reducing energy use
- 9. a dangerous condition in which fuel rods inside a nuclear reactor melts
- 10. Energy- energy from the sun
- 12. material that blocks heat transfer between the air inside and outside a building
- 14. rod- a cadmium rod used in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons from fission reactions
Down
- 1. the process of burning a fuel
- 2. Fuel- an energy rich substance formed from the remains of organisms
- 3. Power- electricity produced using the energy of flowing water
- 4. a factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products
- 11. a substance that provides energy as a chemical change
- 13. the central core of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons