Physical Science Vocabulary Review
Across
- 3. The bottom of a transverse wave.
- 4. The amount of space something takes up.
- 7. The least penetrating form of radiation.
- 9. Electricity has 1 path to flow in this circuit.
- 11. The time is takes half of an isotope to decay.
- 12. A device that turns electrical energy into mechanical energy.
- 13. The force that opposes motion.
- 16. The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest.
- 17. A substance that turns litmus paper blue.
- 20. Energy that is stored.
- 22. The process in which the sun warms the earth.
- 24. The transfer of thermal energy by touching.
- 26. The distance an object travels divided by time.
- 28. The symbol for this element is Fe.
- 29. A mixture that settles into layers over time.
- 33. A simple substance that can't be broken down.
- 36. Areas in a longitudinal wave that are close.
- 38. This law states that V=IR.
- 39. Type of friction between objects that are not moving.
- 41. Force x distance.
- 43. A positively charged ion.
- 45. A background of unmoving objects used to describe motion.
- 52. State of matter that has a definite volume but indefinite shape.
- 53. The ability to be drawn into thin wires.
- 54. The most reactive metal.
- 55. A substance that tastes sour and has a pH below 7.
- 57. Energy of motion.
- 59. Atoms of the same element with diff. # of neutrons.
- 61. Work/time.
- 62. A quantity that has both magnitude & direction.
Down
- 1. The most penetrating form of radiation.
- 2. The bond between two nonmetals.
- 5. If the switch in a circuit is _____, it will not work.
- 6. A swimmer experiences this type of friction.
- 8. The bending of light.
- 10. Sweet tea or coffee are example of this mixture.
- 14. An atom that has a charge.
- 15. The new substances formed in a chemical reaction.
- 18. A reaction in which energy is released.
- 19. These waves have the longest wavelength and the lowest frequency.
- 21. The unit for power.
- 23. Mass/volume.
- 25. The phase change of a gas to a liquid.
- 27. A magnet is strongest at its ______.
- 30. Another name for rows on the periodic table.
- 31. A material that doesn't allow heat to flow through.
- 32. Protons and neutrons are located in an atom's ___.
- 34. A rubberband has this type of potential energy.
- 35. An example of a colloid.
- 37. A subatomic particle that is positively charged.
- 40. The bond between a metal and a nonmetal.
- 42. The phase change from a liquid to a solid.
- 44. The smallest particle of an element.
- 46. When light bounces off an object.
- 47. A subatomic particle with a negative charge.
- 48. The ability to do work.
- 49. A material that allows heat/electricity to flow.
- 50. This noble gas has 2 valence electrons.
- 51. This type of radiation is similar to a fast-moving electron.
- 54. The splitting of an atomic nuclei.
- 56. A push or a pull.
- 58. The top of a transverse wave.
- 60. The substance being dissolved in a solution.