Physical Science Final Review Crossword
Across
- 2. The kinetic theory of gases connects the microscopic to the ____.
- 3. The attractive force between any two objects with mass.
- 11. The distance between two corresponding points on a wave.
- 13. The rate of change of velocity.
- 14. A material that allows electric current to flow easily.
- 15. A phenomenon of nature caused by electric charges.
- 17. Distance with direction.
- 19. Particle in atomic nucleus, positively charged.
- 21. How close a measurement is to the true value.
- 23. Arrangement of resistors in separate paths next to each other.
- 25. A temperature scale we've focused on.
- 27. Physicist who studied motion before Newton and argued that Aristotle was wrong about falling objects.
- 32. ____ of energy, the law that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- 34. ____ force; a fictitious force that "occurs" in rotation.
- 37. A cluster of atoms chemically bonded together.
- 38. Smallest subatomic particle making up an atom, negatively charged.
- 40. A complete path for electric current; very technologically useful.
- 41. One type of heat, involves contact.
- 43. Kind of particle used in Rutherford's gold foil experiment.
- 45. A temperature scale we've focused on.
- 46. Astronomer who began quantitative physics with his three laws of planetary motion.
- 51. Heat is a ____ of energy, not something possessed by substances.
- 52. The number of complete waves passing a point in a given time.
- 54. Varieties of atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
- 55. He discovered mass-energy equivalence, as given by a famous equation
- 56. A force that opposes motion caused by microscopic rubbing and bumping.
- 57. One type of heat, involves a medium between objects.
- 61. The kind of energy an object has because it is in motion.
Down
- 1. A measure of the amount of matter in an object.
- 2. Mass times velocity.
- 4. One type of heat, can occur through empty space.
- 5. Electron ____, the free electrons in metals not specific to individual atoms.
- 6. A material that produces a magnetic field.
- 7. Speed with direction.
- 8. A device that stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy; it can power a circuit.
- 9. Resistance to changes in motion.
- 10. Energy transfer NOT by temperature difference and NOT spontaneous.
- 12. Ionic compounds that exist as lattices of compounds, contrast with molecules.
- 14. The rate of flow of electric charge.
- 16. A material that does not allow electric current to flow easily.
- 18. A disturbance that transfers energy through a medium.
- 20. ____ force; it keeps an object moving in a circle and is directed towards the center of that circle.
- 22. The kind of energy a system has due to configuration.
- 24. FIELD The region around a magnet where magnetic forces can be felt.
- 26. ____ zero, the lowest possible temperature.
- 28. ____ ____ model, Thomson's atomic model differing from Dalton's model.
- 29. Arrangement of resistors one after another.
- 30. Greek philosopher who first proposed an atomic theory.
- 31. A temperature scale we've focused on.
- 33. The magnitude of velocity, or, velocity without direction.
- 35. The height of a wave from its rest position.
- 36. A push or pull on an object.
- 39. Escape of fast-moving molecules near the surface of a liquid, contrasts with vaporization.
- 42. The curved path of an object around another due to gravity.
- 44. Particle in atomic nucleus, neutral.
- 45. Specific heat ____, the amount of energy required to raise a substance's temperature.
- 47. A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
- 48. Opposition to the flow of electric charge.
- 49. Mass divided by volume, i.e. mass per volume.
- 50. Every action has an equal and opposite ____: Newton's third law.
- 53. How close repeated measurements are to each other.
- 58. The unit of resistance.
- 59. The scientist who formulated three laws of motion.
- 60. The force of gravity acting on an object's mass.