Physical Sci. Ch. 10 Vocabulary
Across
- 5. a measure of how hot or cold something is/ measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
- 7. the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact
- 8. a substance that reduces the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- 12. a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life
- 15. the quantity of heat required to raise a unit mass of homogeneous material 1 K or 1 C in a specified way given constant pressure and volume
- 16. an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substances
Down
- 1. change of a substance from one physical state to another
- 2. a material through which energy can be transferred as heat
- 3. the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
- 4. a material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat
- 6. the temperature at which molecular energy is at a minimum
- 9. the physical forms in which a substance can exist
- 10. a machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy or work
- 11. the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms
- 13. the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
- 14. the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves