Thermal energy, heat, and thermodynamics
Across
- 4. Transfer of thermal energy by direct contact
- 8. Two systems in thermal equilibrium with a third system must be in thermal equilibrium with each other
- 10. Amount of thermal energy needed to melt 1 kg of a substance at its melting point
- 11. Systems having the same temperature
- 12. The constant random motion of tiny particles, such as molecules
- 13. Transfer of thermal energy by converting some other energy into thermal energy when it is absorbed into matter
- 14. Amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of an object one degree Celsius
- 16. A measure of disorder in a system
- 17. The sum of the kinetic energy of the random motion of particles
- 18. Amount of thermal energy needed to raise 1 g of a substance one degree Celsius
Down
- 1. Energy flows from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration (from hot to cold)
- 2. The law of conservation of energy
- 3. The amount of thermal energy added to or taken from a system
- 5. Standard (English) unit of heat, equivalent to 4.186 Nm at 15 degrees Celsius
- 6. Transfer of thermal energy through motion of a material that has thermal energy
- 7. It is impossible to reach absolute zero in a finite number of cooling steps
- 9. The theoretical point at which all energy will be in an unusable form
- 15. An engine that can do mechanical work by absorbing or discharging heat