Across
- 3. a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
- 5. the way in which a substance, typically a liquid, holds together; thickness or viscosity.
- 6. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
- 8. corresponding in size or amount to something else.
- 11. relating to the atmosphere of the earth or (occasionally) another planet.
- 15. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 16. the degree of compactness of a substance.
- 20. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
- 21. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- 22. the quality of being hot; high temperature.
- 24. of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
- 26. the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Down
- 1. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
- 2. an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
- 4. a usually miniature representation of something a pattern of something to be made
- 5. (of an experiment, test, etc.) carried out under conditions that preclude error or the influence of extraneous factors.
- 7. in the opposite manner, position, or order.
- 9. the fact of always behaving or occurring in the way expected.
- 10. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.
- 12. action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.
- 13. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
- 14. a substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.
- 16. the spreading of something more widely.
- 17. the quality or state of being natural.
- 18. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
- 19. an upward current of warm air, used by gliders, balloons, and birds to gain height.
- 23. not qualified or diminished in any way; total
- 25. the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.