Across
- 4. Chemical Compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products.
- 5. The energy that an object has due to its motion.
- 6. The energy that holds the particles together in the nucleus of an atom.
- 8. Deposits of moist sand and clay containing bitumen.
- 12. A condition in a nuclear reactor when the fuel rods overheat and melt.
- 14. A process where small particles are forced together to create energy.
- 16. The splitting of an atom nucleus.
- 17. A situation that occurs when sulfide minerals in exposed rocks react with oxygen and rainwater to produce sulfuric acid.
- 20. The Energy an object has due to its position or shape.
- 21. is a rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons.
- 22. The practice of reducing energy consumption.
- 23. is typically the practice if digging shafts deep into the ground to remove a mineral.
Down
- 1. A type of energy that is made available from the flow of an electron charge.
- 2. The ability to do work or cause change.
- 3. The process in which a fuel burns because it combines rapidly with oxygen.
- 7. A dark liquid fossil fuel made up of mostly of hydrocarbons.
- 9. Radioactive material left over from the production of nuclear energy.
- 10. An ice like solid that consists of molecules of methane.
- 11. Are nearly always available somewhere on Earth.
- 13. Energy source that cannot be replaced once used.
- 15. Is an expression of how much energy put in to a system actually does work.
- 18. The generation of electricity by controlled reactions.
- 19. The extraction of minerals by removing a strip of the layers of soil and rock.