Hydro, Ocean and Solar Power Crossword Puzzle

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Hydro, Ocean and Solar Power Crossword Puzzle

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  • fish ladder : this terraced concrete spillway, which is adjacent to a hydro dam, allows fish to move past the dam to spawning grounds.
  • megawatt : this unit of electrical power is equal to one million watts.
  • weir : this barrier is used to control the flow rate of rivers during periods of high discharge.
  • terawatt : this unit of electrical power is equal to one trillion watts.
  • micro hydro : this refers to small-scale hydro power development.
  • kilowatt : this unit of electrical power is equal to one thousand watts.
  • greenhouse : these atmospheric _ gases prevent solar radiation from escaping earth.
  • run-of-river : this is small-scale hydro-power generation that does not dam a river.
  • gigawatt : this unit of electrical power is equal to one billion watts.
  • tidal power : this energy is derived from moving sea water, which is caused by rising and falling tides.
  • day lighting : this is architectural design aimed at letting in as much natural light through windows as possible.
  • tidal barrage : this dam across a bay or estuary operates like a hydro dam.
  • solar farm : this is a large installation of photovoltaic cells or specialized mirrors that capture or reflect solar radiation and turn it into electricity.
  • csp : this uses mirrors to direct sunlight beams onto a tower where it heats a fluid to become steam and then generate electricity.
  • sun belt : this latitude is where high pressure prevails, which results in sunny skies for most of the year.
  • turbine : marine current _ - these are designed to generate electricity like wind turbines, except they are under water.
  • solar roof tile : this is a special roof tile that also generates electricity.
  • photovoltaic cells : these are made up of materials that allow electrons to flow through them, so energy from sunlight heats the cell molecules so that their electrons break away to become electricity.
  • methane : this is the most potent greenhouse gas.