Across
- 1. the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
- 6. a pure substance made of only one kind of atom
- 9. the spontaneous disintegration of a nucleus into a slightly lighter and more stable nucleus
- 10. the combining of nuclei of light atoms, such as hydrogen, into heavier nuclei accompanied by the release of much energy
- 12. the force by which every object in the universe (that has mass) attracts every object.
- 13. an airlike fluid substance which expands freely
Down
- 2. a substance or object that occupies space
- 3. a thickness of material
- 4. mass divided by volume
- 5. the property of matter that is manifest as a capacity to perform work
- 7. the central core of an atom, containing protons and neutrons
- 8. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- 11. the quantity of matter that a body contains
