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Natural Resources Crossword Puzzle
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3. Energy as solar, wind, or
nuclear energy that can replace
traditional fossil fuel sources, such
as coal, oil, and natural gas.
5. Inexhaustible energy resource
that used hot magma or hot, dry
rocks from below Earth's surface to
generate electricity.
9. Careful use of resources to
reduce damage to the environment
though such methods as composting
and recycling materials.
10. Fossil fuel formed from marine
organisms that is often found in
tilted or folded rock layers and is
used for cooking and heating.
11. Nonrenewable energy resource,
such as oil and coal, formed over
millions of years from the remains of
dead plants and other organisms.
12. Alternative energy source that
is based on atomic fission.
13. Energy from the Sun that is
clean, inexhaustible, and can be
transformed into electricity by solar
cells.
14. A natural resource that cannot
be replaced or that can be replaced
only over thousands or millions of
years.
Down
1. A resource that remains in
constant supply and will not run out.
2. Any material made naturally
that is used by humans or living
things.
4. Electricity produced by
water-power using large dams in a
river.
6. A natural resource that can be
used and replaced over a relatively
short time.
7. Renewable energy derived from
burning organic materials such as
wood and alcohol.
8. Conservation method in which
old materials are processed to make
new ones.