Energy CW 3

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Across
  1. 1. nonrenewable energy resources made of the remains of ancient organisms and is burned as an energy source
  2. 3. circuit a circuit that has a complete path for charge to flow.
  3. 7. Path that can allow electricity to flow, if closed.
  4. 10. A type of circuit in which all the components are in a chain so that the current has only one path to take.
  5. 12. sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles in matter due to their random motion
  6. 16. Measure of potential energy between two points in a circuit or in a battery.
  7. 17. force that resists the motion of two surfaces that are touching
  8. 18. transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles
  9. 20. Materials that electricity can easily flow through (e.g., metals).
  10. 21. A component of a circuit that regulates the flow of electricity (can amplify the signal).
  11. 23. energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom
  12. 25. type of energy resource that is used faster than it is replaced
  13. 27. movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
  14. 28. energy carried by an electric current
  15. 29. A device that stores electrical energy.
  16. 31. stored energy due to interactions between objects and particles
  17. 32. force of attraction between any two masses
  18. 33. a circuit that has a break that prevents the flow of current.
  19. 34. total energy of an object or group of objects due to large-scale motions and interactions
  20. 36. energy transfer to an object by a force, making the object move in the direction of the force
Down
  1. 1. a safety device that melts when current is too high, breaking a circuit.
  2. 2. transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another
  3. 4. transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves
  4. 5. type of energy resource that cannot be used up
  5. 6. Materials that electricity cannot easily flow through (e.g., wood, plastic, rubber).
  6. 8. the flow of electrical charge.
  7. 9. a device that regulates the temperature of a systemElectricity Flow of electrical energy from one place to another.
  8. 11. an unwanted electrical connection with very low resistance to current.
  9. 13. energy that is carried by electromagnetic waves
  10. 14. A variable resistor that is a component of a circuit that can control the amount of electricity flowing through it using a knob or a slider.
  11. 15. energy due to motion
  12. 19. energy carried by sound
  13. 22. type of energy resource that is replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used
  14. 24. Component of a circuit that reduces the amount of electricity flowing through it.
  15. 26. A type of circuit in which the components are connected in parallel to each other; each component has its own separate branch.
  16. 30. transmitted by electromagnetic waves
  17. 35. ability to cause change