Across
- 1. the energy an object has because of its position or shape
- 4. a nuclear power plant contains this
- 9. the energy that an object has to do its motion
- 14. the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei
- 15. occurs when sulfide minerals in exposed rock surfaces react with rainwater and oxygen to produce sulfuric acid
- 16. energy made available by the flow of an electric charge
- 19. rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons
- 20. chemical compounds that are derived from oil and used to make products
- 21. a dark liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of hydrocarbons
- 22. the extraction of a mineral by removing a trip of the layers of soil and rock on top of the mineral deposit
Down
- 2. the ability to do work or cause change
- 3. the practice of reducing energy use
- 5. the expression of how much the energy put into a system actually does useful work
- 6. icelike solid that consists of molecules of methane
- 7. two smaller nuclei fuse into one nucleus
- 8. energy used quicker than it can replenish
- 10. the practice of digging shafts deep into the ground to find and remove a mineral
- 11. deposits of moist sand and clay that contain bitumen
- 12. is the energy that holds these particles together in the nucleus
- 13. energy that replenishes itself faster than it is used
- 17. a nuclear catastrophe occuring at a nuclear power plant
- 18. the process in which a fuel burns because it combines rapidly with oxygen