Across
- 1. variable we deliberately change in an experiment
- 4. Methods or materials used to reduce unwanted energy transfer.
- 5. A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
- 7. energy passes from one store to another through one of these
- 8. (6,7) Two panes of glass separated by air or vacuum to reduce heat loss.
- 10. A surface that is a very good absorber and emitter of infrared radiation.
- 11. (9,8) measures volume of fluids
- 13. A surface that is a poor absorber and poor emitter of infrared radiation.
- 15. The amount of space occupied by an object or substance.
- 18. measures time
- 20. High-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from a nucleus.
- 21. A process whose exact outcome cannot be predicted for an individual nucleus.
- 23. A push or pull that can change the motion or shape of an object.
- 26. variable that we measure as the result of deliberately changing another variable
- 27. A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre (0.01 m).
- 29. measures mass of objects
- 30. measures length
- 35. A positively charged particle found in the nucleus.
- 37. The rate at which radioactive nuclei decay.
- 39. number - total protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
- 40. physicist who wrote down the laws of motion
- 41. Variable we try to keep the same in an experiment
- 43. Radiation - like a helium nucleus consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons.
- 45. The SI unit of activity. One becquerel means one decay per second.
- 46. The SI unit of pressure, equal to 1 N/m².
- 49. (kg) The SI unit of mass.
- 50. The force acting per unit area.
- 51. Space between two walls where we might put insulating materials
- 53. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).
- 56. The mass of a substance per unit volume.
- 58. The smallest particle of an element
- 61. A material that slows down the transfer of thermal energy
- 62. A fast-moving electron emitted from the nucleus.
- 64. The SI unit of force.
- 65. Electromagnetic radiation emitted by all objects above absolute zero temperature.
- 66. The surface covered by an object.
- 69. The SI unit of temperature.
- 70. A nucleus that can change by emitting radiation is said to be…
- 71. A proton or neutron.
- 72. was shouted by an ancient scientist when he lept out of the bath
- 74. Waves do this when they meet a surface
- 75. The spontaneous emission of radiation from unstable nuclei.
Down
- 2. (7,6) The total internal energy of an object due to the movement and position of its particles.
- 3. An ion formed when an atom loses electrons.
- 6. type of experimental error when reading from a scale
- 9. Heat transfer in solids
- 12. worked out the density of a gold crown
- 14. An ion formed when an atom gains electrons.
- 16. The SI unit of time.
- 17. The transfer of thermal energy by infrared electromagnetic waves.
- 19. The continuous movement of gas particles in all directions.
- 22. (11, 5) process where unstable atoms release particles and energy
- 24. The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by particle collisions and vibrations, without the substance moving as a whole.
- 25. The SI unit of length.
- 28. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- 31. The SI unit of energy transferred or work done.
- 32. A shorthand notation showing the atomic number and mass number of a nucleus.
- 33. Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
- 34. number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
- 36. The dense central part of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
- 38. measures temperature
- 42. e.g. atoms and molecules
- 44. A container designed to reduce energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
- 47. (7,5)measures long distances
- 48. The SI unit of power
- 52. Radiation that can remove electrons from atoms
- 54. A neutral particle found in the nucleus.
- 55. The process of giving out radiation.
- 57. A charged particle formed when an atom gains or loses electrons.
- 59. A space containing no particles
- 60. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds.
- 63. The process of receiving radiation.
- 67. A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus.
- 68. The amount of matter in an object.
- 73. A unit used to measure temperature.
