Unit 6 Vocab - Charles Reichert

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Across
  1. 6. a device that swings back and forth due to the force of gravity
  2. 7. amount of energy needed to raise temperature 1 gram of water 1 degrees Celsius
  3. 8. the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of their difference in temperature
  4. 11. the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
  5. 14. the energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects
  6. 16. energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves
  7. 20. an instrument used to measure changes in thermal energy
  8. 21. a material that does not allow heat and or electricity to flow through it easily
  9. 22. transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of movement of a liquid or gas
  10. 23. energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transfered from one form to another.
  11. 24. the form of energy that travels through space as waves
Down
  1. 1. potential energy that depends upon an object's height; equal to mgh
  2. 2. a group of interrelated, moving parts that work together to accomplish a specific task
  3. 3. direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance
  4. 4. energy stored as a result of a position or shape
  5. 5. potential energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
  6. 9. ability to do work
  7. 10. study of conversion between thermal energy and other forms of energy
  8. 12. the enegery of electric charges; caused by the movement of electrons
  9. 13. the total energy of motion in the atoms or molecules of a substance
  10. 15. a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms
  11. 17. material that allows heat and or electricity to flow through it easily
  12. 18. the energy an object has due to its motion
  13. 19. machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy, or work