Across
- 3. physicist primarily responsible for describing the quantum nature of particles of light
- 8. protons have a positive one and electrons have a negative one
- 11. _______ effect. Einstein won a Nobel Prize for describing how photons can eject electrons after striking metals
- 12. _ physics (physics of protons, neutrons, and decay)
- 14. the unit of electric current
- 16. the science of heat, energy and work
- 18. atomic _____ levels. When electrons transition between these in atoms, they emit or absorb photons
- 20. ____'s Law - Primary law regarding voltage, current, and resistance
- 22. unit of magnetic field strength
- 23. _____'s Law - The law of optical refraction
- 24. charges must have this to experience a magnetic force
- 27. the science of electric charge, force and potential
- 29. created two laws of electric circuits for charge and energy conservation
- 30. a substance that flows to fit its container
- 32. the science of magnetic forces and fields
Down
- 1. the ability for two parallel plates to store electric charge
- 2. _ physics (physics of the subatomic world)
- 4. _____ length - required value in order to determine how an image is formed from a lens or mirror (1/2 the radius)
- 5. energy associated with the flow from hot to cold
- 6. when the nucleus is too big or unstable, this happens over a certain time
- 7. arrangement of resistors where the total resistance is greater
- 9. _____'s Law - The law of electromagnetism where changing electric flux relates to EMF
- 10. decay type where a helium nucleus is emitted
- 13. the science of how light behaves in the physics world
- 15. the Greek mathematician who discovered the law of buoyancy
- 17. fluids generate this due to the height of a fluid column
- 19. the unit of electric potential
- 21. mass _____. When atomic masses do not match with masses of individual particles
- 25. type of energy associated with holding nucleii together. (E=mc^2)
- 26. Italian scientist who related energy to fluid motion
- 28. a pathway through which electric current can flow
- 31. ____ gas. (assumed when gas molecules are single atoms)