Science crossword
Across
- 1. a body of facts, statistics, or information
- 2. a particle of an atom that holds no charge; located in the nucleus
- 3. state of matter that has a definite volume and shape
- 4. any of 118 known substances that make up matter and cannot be separated into simpler substances; also called chemical element
- 9. process that changes a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the boiling point
- 10. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 11. a positively charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom
- 12. attraction between two objects due to their masses that increases with mass and decreases with distance
- 13. The variable in an experiment that remains the same
- 14. a measure of the amount of matter in an object; also, a measure of an object's inertia
- 16. a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment
Down
- 1. the measure of how heavy something is for its size; the state or quality of being dense; mass per unit volume
- 5. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
- 6. the maximum distance that the medium of a wave is displaced from its resting position
- 7. building block of matter, the smallest particle of an element
- 8. the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through an opening
- 9. a negatively charged particle located outside the nucleus of an atom
- 12. state of matter that has no definite shape or volume
- 15. the highest point of a wave above the rest position
- 17. state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape