Caleb's Physics Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. type of energy that is equal to one half mass times velocity squared
- 4. the _____ of an object is found by multiplying its mass by its velocity
- 5. the unit used when measuring amount of work
- 9. the speed of an object as well as its direction
- 11. this equals the change in energy
- 12. the type of energy associated with the vibration or disturbance of matter
- 14. type of energy in the form of heat
- 16. type of energy that is associated with a gravitational field
- 18. type of energy that is generated by exothermic nuclear processes
- 19. one of the basic quantitative properties describing a physical system or an object's state
Down
- 1. the amount of potential energy an object has when its height above the earth's surface is zero
- 3. lifting an object from the earth's surface will ________ (increase/decrease) its potential energy
- 6. the unit of power when multiplying joules by seconds
- 7. is calculated by multiplying the coefficient of friction by the normal force
- 8. the amount of energy consumed per unit time
- 10. type of energy that describes the minimum amount of energy to remove and electron from the atom or molecule
- 12. the ___ is an example of nuclear energy and can burn you in the summer
- 13. type of energy that tells the potential of a substance to undergo a transformation via chemical reaction
- 15. _____ is a form of radiant energy
- 17. the type of energy associated with electromagnetic waves