Energy Resources Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: hydroelectric: a renewable energy sources that uses two reservoirs, generator : a piece of equipment that converts kinetic energy to electricity, reliable : an advantage of the hydroelectric power but not wind power, pump : a machine we use to bring water up to a higher reservoir, pollution : renewable resources do not generate this, wind : a renewable resource that has turbines, gears, and generators, tidal : an energy resource that relies on the moon, non renewable : a type of energy resource that cannot be replaced at same rate it is used up, wave: an energy resource that uses wind - but not wind turbines, plutonium : one of the main nuclear fuels, combustion : the name for when fuels are burnt, solar : an energy resource that immediately converts light energy to electricity, hydroelectric : a disadvantage of this is that it can flood large areas, wind : a disadvantage of this is that it is unreliable and can damage wildlife, carbon dioxide : the greenhouse gas that is released when burning fossil fuels, fossils fuels : coal, oil and natural gas are examples of this, greenhouse effect : a phenomenon being caused by burning too many fossil fuels, solar : an advantage of this is that it can be easily installed on homes, nuclear : a disadvantage of this is that the waste is hard to dispose of, geothermal : hot rocks underground use this kind of energy