Energy Transfer and Collisions Chapters: 4 and 5
Across
- 4. An instance of colliding
- 6. ____________ transfers energy through examples such as honking horns or fireworks
- 7. The greater the speed, the _______________ the collision
- 9. A heavier object has greater energy of motion than a ______________ object
- 11. ____________ transfers energy through examples such as hot tea poured into a cool cup
- 13. ___________ transfers energy through examples such as a light bulb or power lines
- 14. When objects collide, some of the motion energy causes _______________ in the objects
- 17. An example would be: A bowling ball crashes into pins causing them to fall
- 19. _____________ affects collisions
Down
- 1. objects change the speed or direction of ________________ or even change shape because of a collision
- 2. Collisions often produce _____________
- 3. To come together with impact
- 5. In every collision, ___________ occur
- 8. An egg that is dropped collides with the floor. The shell shatters, and the liquid inside splatters into a mess.
- 9. ____________ transfers energy through examples such as a light bulb or sun
- 10. Movement of energy from one object to another or from one place to another
- 12. Anything that helps you prove or disprove an idea
- 15. Scientists and engineers use evidence to __________________ explanations about how and why things happen and to improve their solutions to problems
- 16. ____________ transfers in different ways
- 18. ____________ affects collisions
- 20. When objects collide, the air also vibrates, transferring energy to our _____________ which we sense as sound