ch 9&10 vocab
Across
- 5. the burning of a substance
- 6. other organic matter that is used as an energy source
- 7. formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
- 8. a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
- 11. the physical forms of matter,which are solid, liquid,gas, and plasma
- 13. substances that do not conduct thermal energy very well
- 15. the energy that is associated with charged particles because of their positions
- 16. a device that measures heat
- 17. the energy of an object that is due to the objects motion
- 18. a substance that reduces the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- 19. energy released by a fission or fusion reaction
- 22. the kinetic energy of a substance
- 23. a device that measures energy from the sun
- 24. a measure of how hot or cold somthing is
- 25. the capacity to do work
- 26. the process by which a nucleus splits into two or more fragments and releases nutrons and energy
Down
- 1. the energy that is transferred as electomagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves
- 2. opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
- 3. the energy produced by heat within earth
- 4. the temperature at which molecular energy is at minimum
- 9. shows how a vibrating object transmits energy through the air around it
- 10. the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
- 12. the rate at which a substance transfers thermal energy
- 14. the amount of work an object can do because of the objects kinetic and potential energy
- 20. produced by the vibrations of electrically charged particles
- 21. a machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy or work