Physics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. a measure of the compactness of a substance, expressed as its mass per unit volume
  2. 4. the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  3. 6. the emission or transfer of radiant energy as particles, electromagnetic waves, sound, etc
  4. 7. the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected
  5. 11. the energy of a body or system as a result of its position in an electric, magnetic, or gravitational field
  6. 12. the basic SI unit of electric current
  7. 14. a physical quantity expressing the amount of matter in a body
  8. 16. the tendency of a body to preserve its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
  9. 18. substance that occupies space and has mass
  10. 20. a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules
  11. 21. the derived SI unit of electrical resistance
  12. 22. the derived SI unit of force
  13. 24. the basic unit of matter
  14. 27. the rate in which the velocity changes
  15. 29. propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way
  16. 30. any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
  17. 31. a substance, body, or system that conducts electricity, heat, etc
  18. 33. the force of attraction that moves or tends to move bodies towards the centre of a celestial body
  19. 35. the number of times that a periodic function or vibration repeats itself in a specified time, often 1 second
  20. 36. a dynamic influence that changes a body from a state of rest to one of motion or changes its rate of motion
  21. 37. a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure
  22. 39. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
  23. 40. the derived SI unit of frequency
  24. 41. the basic SI unit of thermodynamic temperature
  25. 42. motion in a gas or liquid in which the warmer portions rise and the colder portions sink
  26. 43. a force that acts inwards on any body that rotates or moves along a curved path and is directed towards the axis of rotation
Down
  1. 1. a deviation in the direction of a wave at the edge of an obstacle in its path
  2. 2. the derived SI unit of work or energy
  3. 3. a measure of the rate of motion of a body expressed as the rate of change of its position in a particular direction with time
  4. 5. electric sparks or crackling produced by friction
  5. 8. the attribute of matter by which it responds to electromagnetic forces responsible for all electrical phenomena
  6. 9. the change in direction of a propagating wave in passing from one medium to another in which it has a different velocity
  7. 10. a body with finite mass that can be treated as having negligible size, and internal structure
  8. 13. a device, such as a transistor or integrated circuit, that depends on the properties of such a substance
  9. 15. the opposition to a flow of electric current through a circuit component, medium, or substance
  10. 17. a region containing no matter; free space
  11. 19. the energy of motion of a body, equal to the work it would do if it were brought to rest
  12. 23. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
  13. 25. a resistance encountered when one body moves relative to another body with which it is in contact
  14. 26. wave an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency
  15. 28. the derived SI unit of electric charge
  16. 31. a fictitious force that can be thought of as acting outwards on any body that rotates or moves along a curved path
  17. 32. a flow of electric charge through a conductor
  18. 34. the derived SI unit of electric potential
  19. 38. the derived SI unit of power