Across
- 3. a positively charged particle consisting of two neutrons and two protons
- 4. the act of cleaving or splitting apart
- 11. measurement of work done by a force
- 12. a decrease in volume due to removal of heat
- 13. phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the pressure is reduced
- 16. different forms of the same element, with the nuclei having different numbers of neutron
- 17. an instrument for measuring temperature
- 18. a nuclear reactor
- 21. prefix meaning below
- 24. rapid change of water to steam
- 25. ability to do work
- 26. the work per unit charge necessary to move a charged body in an electric field
- 28. quantity that has no direction
- 29. energy stored in an object when it is formed out of its normal shape
- 33. prefix meaning above
- 34. a substance diffused or suspended in air
- 35. push or pull on an object
- 36. ___-state physics is the study of rigid matter
- 37. rate at which work is done
- 38. one ___ equals one kilogram-metre per second squared
Down
- 1. an increase in the volume of a substance usually due to an addition of heat
- 2. combining 2 or more things together into one
- 5. product of the force acting on a body and the time interval during which the force is exerted
- 6. unit of pressure or stress
- 7. quantity that has a direction
- 8. an electron or positron emitted from a atomic nucleus
- 9. property or tendency of a moving object to continue moving
- 10. standard unit of temperature measurement in most countries
- 12. law stating that a quantity or a property remain constant as the system changes
- 14. SI unit of thermodynamic temperature
- 15. represents the transfer or transformation of energy
- 17. of, relating to, or caused by heat
- 19. activities involving both a force and a displacement
- 20. energy of a moving object
- 22. ideal ___ can be characterized by absolute pressure, volume, and absolute temperature
- 23. a phase transition directly from a solid to a gaseous state vice versa
- 26. ratio of force applied per area covered
- 27. involving or relating to photons or very high energy
- 30. has a definite size or volume and will not have any particular shape of its own
- 31. a substance that continuously flows under an applied sheer stress
- 32. present or potential but not evident or active