Physical Science Vocab 2
Across
- 2. A term used to describe a material that absorbs and/or reflects light and does not allow light to pass through
- 5. The amount of space an object or substance occupies.
- 9. A substance that dissolves another substance
- 12. A substance that is being dissolved by another substances
- 13. A term used to describe a material that can be clearly seen through because it allows light waves to pass through in straight lines.
- 16. A physical property of a solid used to describe its surface.
- 17. A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution based on a scale from zero to fourteen.
- 19. The lowest point on a wave.
- 20. A term used to describ6 a material that cannot be clearly seen through but that allows some light to pass through it.
Down
- 1. The center region of an atom where protons and neutrons ape located (also the cell structure that contains a cell's genetic material)
- 3. To force away or apart.
- 4. To bounce light, sound, or heat off of a surface.
- 5. The time-rate at which a body changes its position.
- 6. The relative frequency (high or low) of a sound as perceived by a listener.
- 7. The force exerted per unit area.
- 8. The distance between crests of a wave
- 10. A subatomic particle having a positive charge and which is found in the nucleus of an atom.
- 11. A measure of how hot or cold a substance is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance.
- 14. A particle, object, or system that lacks a net charge.
- 15. A measure of the force of gravity on an object
- 18. The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.
- 21. A subatomic particle having zero charge found in the nucleus of an atom.