Energy Crossword

2. energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules.
3. heat transfers through touch.
6. a type of kinetic energy caused by moving electric charges.
8. a material that easily lets heat transfer.
11. a measure of how hot or cold something is.
15. stored energy in an object due to the interaction between objects or particles.
16. energy that travels in waves (can travel through a vacuum) like light.
18. The law of ______________ of energy states that energy is NEVER created or destroyed, only transformed!
20. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.

1. the energy that is the sum of an object's potential energy and kinetic energy.
4. Convection ____________ is where heat rises and cool sinks.
5. energy from vibrations through a medium (medium = solid, liquid, gas).
7. heat transferring through fluids (liquids and gasses).
9. the flow of thermal energy.
10. heat transfers through waves.
12. a type of potential energy stored in an object when there is a temporary strain on it – like in a coiled spring or a stretched elastic band.
13. the form of energy that something has due to its motion.
14. energy that is stored in an object due to its position relative to some zero position (aka the ground).
17. a material that holds heat in or keeps it out.
19. Thermal ______________ describes how heat ALWAYS goes from a warmer place to a colder place.