Heat in the Environment

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Across
  1. 3. THEORY, an explanation of what matter is made of and how it behaves
  2. 5. the energy released when the particles of pure substances like uranium split apart
  3. 11. EXPANSION an increase in the volume of a substance caused by heating
  4. 14. the transfer of thermal energy by circulating particles
  5. 15. the transfer of thermal energy through contact
  6. 16. the transfer of energy from the particles of a warmer object to the particles of a cooler object
  7. 17. a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance
  8. 19. radiant energy produced at the Sun’s outer surface and radiated out into space
Down
  1. 1. GASES water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide
  2. 2. EFFECT rise in temperature resulting from certain gases in the lower atmosphere trapping radiant energy
  3. 4. ENERGY energy that all moving objects possess
  4. 6. source of energy that is not as common as conventional
  5. 7. water used to drive a turbine that powers a generator
  6. 8. DIOXIDE a colourless, odourless gas produced by burning organic compounds and by respiration
  7. 9. the transfer of energy by means of electromagnetic waves
  8. 10. energy contained below Earth’s surface
  9. 12. WARMING an increase in Earth’s global temperature due to changes in the atmosphere
  10. 13. a liquid fuel, such as ethanol, produced from plant or animal material
  11. 18. rock that is formed when heat and pressure change existing rock