Time
Across
- 3. The fourth dimension of the universe.
- 6. _________ is all around us and is the basis of how we record life on Earth.
- 8. Time would speed up and slow down around cosmological bodies with different masses and _______________.
- 11. _________ ________ relies on the energy transition within an atom of a certain element.
- 13. One theory relies on the second law of _________________. This law states that everything in the universe tends to move from low to high entropy, or from uniformity to disorder.
- 15. There are two main ways of measuring time: _____________ and atomic time.
- 16. Modern clocks are using _________ to track and detect energy transitions within cesium atoms and keep a more definite measure of time.
- 17. 17th century physicist, saw time as an arrow fired from a bow, traveling in a direct, straight line and never deviating from its path.
- 19. Distant spinning neutron star that has been used to keep track of time.
- 20. A ___________ is now defined as 9,192,631,770 transitions within a cesium atom.
Down
- 1. One factor that contributes to the rate of Earths spinning not being uniform.
- 2. This element is commonly used for atomic time.
- 4. ______________ clocks promise twice as much accuracy as atomic clocks.
- 5. Although Newton and Einstein came up with conflicting theories to explain how time works, both scholars agreed that time moves only ___________.
- 7. Another theory suggests that the passage of time is due to our _____________ universe. As the universe expands, it pulls time with it because space and time are linked as one.
- 9. The speed of _____________ doesn't vary, but is a constant, traveling at 186,282 miles per second.
- 10. Physicists tested Einstein's theory by flying four cesium atomic clocks on __________ around the world.
- 12. The entire _____ system in orbit around Earth uses atomic clocks to accurately track positions and relay data to the plane.
- 14. The 1905 physicist that theorized that time speeds up and slows down.
- 18. The old definition of a second was based on the rotation of __________.