Physical Science Midterm
Across
- 3. predicted answer or tested explanation for an experiment
- 8. process by which a gas becomes a liquid
- 9. Moving objects that are moving very quickly or have a lot of mass are difficult to stop due to their __________________.
- 10. high energy state of motion that is found in stars and lightning
- 11. the smallest amount of an element that retains all the properties of that element
- 12. measure of gravity's attraction for an object
- 13. a well-supported explanation of why something happens
- 14. a substance that resists the passing of heat energy
- 16. Newton's second law states that with less mass or more force this will increase.
- 17. calculated by dividing an object's mass by its volume
- 18. This type of energy is moving energy.
- 22. force that opposes motion
- 24. your distance from the starting place
- 26. a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
Down
- 1. amount of matter in an object
- 2. calculated by multiplying force by distance
- 4. a mixture that is the same throughout is called this
- 5. process by which a solid becomes a gas
- 6. increasing this will decrease gravitational attraction
- 7. measurement having both magnitude and direction
- 10. A stretched rubber band or an ornament hanging from the tree have this type of energy.
- 15. transfer of heat energy by direct contact
- 19. state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape
- 20. an object's resistance to a change in motion
- 21. an object does not move if all forces on the object are __________________
- 23. something that resembles science but is not actually falsifiable and fails to meet all scientific requirements
- 25. transfer of heat energy by the circulation of a fluid