Across
- 1. the electric force or measure of electric pressure
- 3. a natural resource that is capable of being renewed or is replaceable
- 5. electricity that is generated using the energy of flowing water
- 8. Earth's natural recycling system that is also know as the water cycle
- 13. the transfer of an electric load, or need, from on-peak time to off-peak time
- 15. forms of energy that are doing work
- 17. energy used by a device when it is in standby mode or in the "off" position
- 18. an amount of power required at a single point in time, measured in kW
Down
- 2. a machine in which a wheel is spun by water or steam to generate electricity
- 4. using less energy to do the same job
- 6. the process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source
- 7. a natural resource that is not capable of being renewed, replaced, or takes a very long time to replace, such as fossil fuels
- 9. a system of electrical wires and equipment that brings electricity to a large area
- 10. the two times of day called on-peak and off-peak in regards to energy use
- 11. a combustible material created beneath Earth's surface over millions of years, from the remains of plants and animals; coal, oil, natural gas
- 12. the prevention of excessive or wasteful use of a resource
- 14. stored energy or the energy of position
- 16. a class of sulfur-containing compounds having an offensive odor that smells like rotten eggs; added to natural gas so leaks can be detected