Physical Science Midterm Review Crossword Puzzle

2. column on periodic table going from top to bottom
3. property of metals that allows it to be pulled into a thin wire
5. phase change of gaseous state directly to solid state
9. smallest unit of matter
12. found to the left of the metalloid stair-step
13. property of metals that allows it to bend without breaking
17. the relationship between thermal energy (heat) and density of a substance
19. location of a phase change on a heating curve graph
20. a substance that is more dense than another will be graphed with a steeper...
22. the type of heat transfer in which energy is released from a system
24. subatomic particle which orbits around the nucleus and has no mass
25. describes an atom with an electrostatic repulsion greater than its nuclear force
28. the different components making up this mixture cannot be observed
30. the atomic number represents the number of...
31. a measure of the amount of particles within a specific space

1. row on periodic table going across from left to right
4. property of metals that allows it to transfer heat and electricity
6. atoms of the same element that have a different mass number
7. the mass number includes protons and...
8. process of unstable, radioactive isotopes becoming stable isotopes
10. the different components making up this mixture can be observed
11. the relationship between kinetic energy and the motion of the particles
12. anything that has mass and takes up space
14. all nobel gas elements and almost all nonmetal elements are...
15. the amount of space an object takes up
16. phase change of solid state directly to gaseous state
18. atoms of the same element that have a different charge
21. consists of different elements that are chemically combined (bonded)
23. atom which has lost one or more electrons
26. state of matter with the least kinetic energy and the least amount of spacing between particles
27. negatively charged ion
29. consists of different elements that are not chemically combined (bonded)