Unit 7 Science Crossword
Across
- 1. The energy possessed by an object due to its motion and position
- 4. The buildup of electric charge on an object.
- 5. A friction-like force that opposes the motion of an object in a fluid.
- 6. The energy of motion.
- 9. The area surrounding a magnet where magnetic forces can be detected.
- 11. The Force that resists the movement of two surfaces that are touching and are moving relative to each other.
- 13. An _______ changes electrical energy into mechanical energy.
- 17. The energy an object has because of its position, condition, or chemical composition.
- 18. A push or a pull.
- 20. A special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors.
- 22. When gravity is pulling an object down and no other forces are acting on it.
- 24. A coil of wire that carries an electric current, and therefore produces a magnetic field.
- 26. _______ use induction to increase or decrease the voltage of alternating current.
- 27. Using a magnetic field to create an electric current wire.
- 28. The force that resists the start of sliding motion between two surfaces that are touching.
Down
- 2. A relationship between electricity and magnetism.
- 3. A force resulting from spinning electric charges in magnets.
- 7. A material through which charges can move freely.
- 8. Any material that attracts iron or things made of iron.
- 10. A force of attraction between objects due to their mass.
- 12. The tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion.
- 14. Wrapping a solenoid around an iron core creates an _______.
- 15. Two magnets can push each other apart because of their ends, or _______.
- 16. _______ use induction to change mechanical energy into electrical energy.
- 18. The area in which an object experiences a force at a distance.
- 19. A material through which charges cannot move easily.
- 21. When an object travels around another object in space.
- 23. The combination of all the forces acting on an object.
- 25. A property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter.