HEAT CROSSWORD
Across
- 2. the transfer of radiant energy by means of electromagnetic waves
- 3. energy contained below Earth's surface
- 9. the balance between the energy lost by Earth into space and the energy gained by solar radiation trapped by Earth's atmosphere
- 12. concentrated sources of chemical energy such as coal, oil, and natural gases.
- 13. a theory that explains what matter is made of, and how it behaves
- 14. a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance
- 15. the transfer of thermal energy through a substance, or between substances in contact, by the collision of particles
- 18. a source of energy that has been widely used for many years
- 19. the transfer of thermal energy from one part of a fluid to another by a circulating current of faster-moving and slower-moving particles
- 22. rock formed from magma that has cooled and solidified
- 24. heating caused by passage of radiant energy through the windows of a building
- 27. a decrease in the volume of a substance caused by cooling
- 28. a source of energy that could be eventually used up
Down
- 1. a rise in temperature resulting from certain gases in the lower atmosphere trapping radiant energy and warming Earth's surface
- 4. a device that harnesses radiant energy from the Sun and converts it into a more useful form of energy
- 5. a source of energy that is not as common as conventional sources
- 6. an increase in the volume of a substance cause by heating
- 7. a liquid fuel, such as ethanol, produced from plant or animal material
- 8. the total kinetic energy and energy of attraction of all the particles in a material
- 10. a force produced when an object runs up against each other
- 11. radiant energy produced at the Sun's outer surface and radiated out into space
- 16. an increase in Earth's global temperature due to changes in the atmosphere that enhances greenhouse effect
- 17. energy that all moving object possesses
- 20. rock that is formed when heat and pressure change existing rock
- 21. a source of energy that can be used indefinitely, without running out
- 23. energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves through empty space
- 25. gases such as vapor water, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides that trap energy in Earth's atmosphere
- 26. te transfer of energy from the particles of a warmer object to the particles of a cooler object