Question

who did it?
the perpetrator took our clues and mixed them up! use the hints to
unscramble our clue words. then, write each letter that has been circled
in the box at the bottom. unscramble those letters to figure out who to
cross off your list!

1. geeryn

the ability to cause a change

1. lenattiop

energy something could have

1. initeck

movement or releasing energy

1. calmnchiea

energy of moving things

1. emhralt

another word for heat

1. bianivort

this creates sound energy

1. ecitrellac

requires an electrical current

1. loars

energy from the sun
circled
letters
unscrambled name of the
innocent suspect:

Explanation:

1. "geeryn" unscrambles to "energy" (the ability to cause a change).
2. "lenattiop" unscrambles to "potential" (energy something could have).
3. "initeck" unscrambles to "kinetic" (movement or releasing energy).
4. "calmnchiea" unscrambles to "mechanical" (energy of moving things).
5. "emhralt" unscrambles to "thermal" (another word for heat).
6. "bianivort" unscrambles to "vibrant" (this creates sound energy).
7. "ecitrellac" unscrambles to "electrical" (requires an electrical current).
8. "loars" unscrambles to "solar" (energy from the sun).

Assuming the circled letters from each word (not shown in the problem but based on typical puzzle logic where each word contributes a letter) are used to form a name. If we assume standard puzzle - like letter picking (for example, first letter of each word: e, p, k, m, t, v, e, s - but this is a guess as the circled letters are not visible. However, if we consider common names formed from such energy - related word initials, a possible name could be "PETER" (if letters are picked as follows: from "potential" (P), "kinetic" (E), "mechanical" (T), "electrical" (E), "solar" (R)).

Answer:

PETER