Across
- 2. The closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured
- 4. The point in a planet's orbit at which it is farthest from the Sun
- 5. Circle:The circle of latitude south of which, on the solstices, every location experiences a period of continuous day or night
- 7. The rate of change in velocity; includes speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction
- 8. resistance Friction acting on an object moving through the air
- 9. complex Highest point or peak on an energy diagram; represents the highest energy point between the reactant's and product's transition state
- 11. earth metal: Metal element belonging to group 2 of the periodic table, not including hydrogen
Down
- 1. particle A positively charged particle emitted during the radioactive decay of some unstable atoms
- 2. zero The lowest point on the Kelvin scale
- 3. A base any substance having basic properties as opposed to acidic
- 5. current A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses direction
- 6. A negatively charged ion
- 7. energy Amount of energy needed to start a reaction
- 8. The maximum distance that the medium of a wave is displaced from its resting position
- 9. series Radioactive group of elements consisting of elements 89 through 103 on the periodic table
- 10. metal Metal element belonging to group 1 of the periodic table
- 12. rain Rain or any other type of precipitation that is abnormally acidic as a result of air pollution