Across
- 4. oxidation that occurs inside the cells of living organisms in order to create energy
- 7. have positive electrical charges
- 12. extremely tiny and have almost no mass
- 13. the building blocks of life
- 14. occurs when a substance changes into another kind of substance, and the change can’t be reversed
- 20. the quantity of matter something has
- 22. splitting an atom’s nucleus
- 23. iron oxide molecules formed when oxygen and iron combine
- 24. living things
- 25. an atom with a positive or negative electrical charge
- 28. matter with the least amount of energy
- 29. having one particular task or purpose
- 31. the energy of motion; if the rock begins rolling downhill, its potential energy will have changed into kinetic energy
- 33. the process of combining chemically with oxygen
- 34. a weight hanging from a string that swings back and forth
- 36. a soft, flexible layer; a cell membrane allows some fluids and solids to pass through it
- 37. developed or changed over time
Down
- 1. this energy released by isotopes
- 2. are neutral
- 3. the matter may look different and change, but is still the same at an atomic level
- 5. the structures inside a cell that do certain tasks
- 6. stored energy that is created by the force of gravity; for example, a rock on a hill has potential energy
- 8. one complete swing back and forth
- 9. a process that produces a chemical change
- 10. the organelle that is in charge of reproduction and makes proteins
- 11. matter where particles have the most energy and spread out
- 15. substances that increase the speed of chemical reactions
- 16. matter where particles have more energy and can move more
- 17. energy is neither created nor destroyed, it just changes forms; this is the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 18. squeeze together or become smaller
- 19. the natural disintegration of an isotope’s nucleus
- 21. the compound that gives vinegar its smell and taste
- 26. the central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons
- 27. atoms that have more or less neutrons than other atoms of the same element
- 30. ready to break apart, change, or react
- 32. a very steady rate at which radioactive decay happens
- 35. when particles are closer together
