Energy Crossword
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- 3. A force which resists motion between two surfaces sliding against each other. It also creates heat.
- 5. This type of energy can be reused can comes from sources like the sun (or solar), wind and waves.
- 7. A type of potential energy that is kept in a chemical substance and is let out during a chemical reaction.
- 12. The act of pulling or pushing a simple machine, like a pulley.
- 14. This is a measure of how quickly energy is used. The SI unit of power is the Watt (W).
- 15. The higher above the ground an object gets, the more of this type of potential energy it will have. For example, a ball being thrown upwards has this type of energy.
- 17. Energy changing from one form of energy into another.
- 18. A type of kinetic energy which is made up of moving electrical charges. For example, lighting or a light bulb.
- 20. A conductor which is designed to allow electricity to enter or exit an object.
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- 1. Equipment connected by electrical conductors which allows an electric current to travel through it.
- 2. This type of energy comes from atomic nuclei. An example of an object that produces this type of energy is the sun.
- 4. Currents of electricity flowing through a circuit.
- 6. This type of energy is the energy of movement or motion energy. For example, an object moving has this type of energy.
- 8. A sort of motor that turns electrical energy into kinetic energy.
- 9. The transformation of one form of energy into another.
- 10. The strain, or weight, that is lifted using a simple machine.
- 11. The ability to allow electricity to flow through an object, like wire.
- 13. A type of energy that warms things. It can be transferred from one object to another. For example, fire or the sun.
- 16. A tool used for measuring eclectic currents flowing through a circuit.
- 19. The capacity for being able to do work. It can come in the form of kinetic, heat, light, chemical, etc.