Q3 Recovery Pack - Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
  2. 2. A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
  3. 5. made up of vibrating electric and magnetic fields that can move through the space at the speed of light
  4. 7. In a wave, the distance between the highest crest and the resting position
  5. 9. The energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.
  6. 11. Circular flow of a gooey mixture of rocks and magma in the mantle caused by that mixture being heated by the core of the Earth.
  7. 13. electromagnetic waves with the 2nd longest wavelengths and 2nd lowest frequencies
  8. 15. A layer of solid rock that forms Earth's outer surface; the main elements in the rock are oxygen and silicon.
  9. 16. An increase in the size of a substance when its temperature is increased
  10. 20. The energy due to the motion of an object or its particles.
  11. 25. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  12. 26. Conduction, Convection, Radiation
  13. 27. A wave that moves through some type of matter
  14. 28. The matter through which a wave travels
  15. 30. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
  16. 31. An decrease in the size of a substance when its temperature is decreased
  17. 33. a type of rock that forms from magma or lava that cools and hardens
  18. 36. A layer of hotter rock located below the Earth's crust; the rock here contains more magnesium and iron.
  19. 39. a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
  20. 41. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  21. 43. A circular movement of a fluid (gas or liquid) caused by the cycle of warm fluid rising and cool fluid sinking.
  22. 44. the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
  23. 45. For 1 gram of a substance, the amount of energy required to raise its temperature by 1 Kelvin (same as 1 degree Celsius).
  24. 46. electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies
  25. 48. electromagnetic waves with the 2nd shortest wavelengths and 2nd highest frequencies
  26. 49. electromagnetic waves with the wavelengths a little shorter than visible light and frequencies a little higher than visible light
  27. 51. electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies
  28. 52. the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle
  29. 54. A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.
  30. 56. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
  31. 57. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms.
  32. 59. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  33. 60. A wave that travels perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction of the the wave source's motion
  34. 61. The number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time
  35. 62. A wave that travels in the same direction as wave source's motion
  36. 63. Finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently.
  37. 64. The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
  38. 65. A process of heat transfer where the warm part of a fluid rises and the cool part of that fluid sinks.
Down
  1. 1. A material that does not transfer thermal energy easily - it resists the gain or loss of temperature.
  2. 3. occurs when two waves combine to form a wave with smaller amplitude then the original waves
  3. 4. a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
  4. 6. A mountain or hill having an opening that blasts out magma (lava), rocks, and gas from the earth's crust.
  5. 8. A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
  6. 10. the wave energy is transferred to the material it hits
  7. 12. electromagnetic waves that you can see
  8. 14. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
  9. 17. The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
  10. 18. small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
  11. 19. The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  12. 21. a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
  13. 22. A type of energy that can travel without a medium
  14. 23. A completely empty space, containing no particles of matter
  15. 24. The distance a wave travels before it starts to repeat it's motion
  16. 29. Stored energy due to the position or shape of an object or its particles.
  17. 32. the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
  18. 34. A material that transfers thermal energy easily
  19. 35. occurs when two waves combine to form a wave with greater amplitude then the original waves
  20. 37. A pure substance made of only one kind of atom; also the smallest, most basic part of something.
  21. 38. A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  22. 40. the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency
  23. 42. electromagnetic waves with the wavelengths a little longer than visible light and frequencies a little lower than visible light
  24. 47. the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
  25. 50. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the cracking, shifting, and moving of the earth's crust.
  26. 53. an increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency
  27. 55. a wave that appears to stand (stay) in one place, even though it is really two waves interfering
  28. 58. the wave bounces off and goes in a new direction