Physics Crossword
Across
- 4. steam of geysers is used to spin turbines with generate electricity
- 5. the difference in electric potential energy between two points
- 8. energy stored in chemical bonds
- 10. this state of matter has definite volume and definite shape
- 14. this type of chance a new substance is created and requires the breaking of bonds
- 16. turbines that are placed in the path of a river to generate electricity
- 17. the Greek word meaning natural
- 18. the force of postively and negatively charged particles that attract or repel each other
- 20. resources that are limited and cannot be replaced by natural means within a lifetime
- 21. the movement of thermal energy
- 24. this Law of physics states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed
- 27. this type of change may affect texture, shape, size and state of matter
- 28. energy carried by sound waves
- 30. resources that are inexhaustible and can be replaced by natural means
- 34. these are nonrewable resources
- 35. a complete one of these consists of an energy source, pathway, and load
- 36. electricity generated by wind turbines
Down
- 1. father of modern physics
- 2. the energy of motion
- 3. this type of energy is composed of kinetic and potential energies
- 6. the amount of space ocupied by an object or substance
- 7. the force exerted on mass by gravity
- 9. the flow of electrical current that produces a magnetic field, discovered by Oersted
- 11. this occurs when a force causes the displacement of an object
- 12. heat energy
- 13. a Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor
- 15. this is measured in amperes
- 17. energy stored in an object because of its state
- 18. how much matter an object contains
- 19. this state of matter has no definite volume and no definite shape
- 22. the force opposite of gravity in Archimedes principle
- 23. electricity derived from the sun's light
- 25. this law states that voltage is the product of current and resistance
- 26. the science of matter and its energy
- 29. the amount of mass per volume
- 31. the ability to do work
- 32. energy carried by light particles and vibrations
- 33. this state of matter has definite volume but no definite shape