Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Crossword Puzzle Review Activity

Crossword review of energy vocabulary: students use short definition clues, with or without a word bank, to fill in terms such as solar, geothermal, biomass, uranium and fossil fuels.
Year levels
Years 7–10
Pages
4
File type
Multiple File Types
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Physics, Science
Topic
Crossword Puzzle, Science Crossword
Resource types
Crosswords Puzzles
Answer key
Included

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About this resource

This activity is a fantastic way to review Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources with your students. It covers multiple standards and concepts within Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources and comes in two different forms. The first is a basic crossword with a set of 15 clues. The second option includes a word bank where students can match the answers to the questions.

I've used these crossword puzzles in my classroom to great success and have found that my students really enjoy completing them.

It can be used as:

  • straight review of Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources

  • additional work for those who finish early

  • bonus activity

  • introduction to renewable and nonrenewable energy sources if you allow your students access to a device to help them get the answers

This activity can be used for students in secondary school, individually or in a group. In class or at home. It comes in Word and PDF formats and can also be uploaded to your Google Drive for easy access.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify renewable and nonrenewable energy sources from their definitions

  • Use terms such as fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric accurately

Skills covered

  • Vocabulary recall — solving crossword clues written as one-sentence definitions of energy sources

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