Across
- 3. Holding a cup of hot cocoa feels good when you have cold hands is an example of
- 5. conduction in _____ is slower than that of liquids or solids.
- 7. thermal energy beneath the earths surface
- 8. example of a good insulator
- 10. temperature most commonly used in the US.
- 13. the average kinetic energy of particles of matter
- 14. the transfer of thermal energy by waves that can travel through air or even through empty space
- 15. transfers heat quickly and easily
- 16. traps or holds in heat
- 17. the point where molecules stop moving
Down
- 1. transfer of thermal energy by particles moving through a fluid
- 2. the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching
- 4. example of a good conductor
- 6. total kinetic energy of moving particles of matter is called
- 9. Thermal energy is always transferred from matter with a _______ temperature to matter with a lower temperature.
- 11. more mass equals more molecules which equals more
- 12. measure of how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance.
- 15. How does all of the water in the pot get hot when it is heated only from the bottom by the gas flame?
