Energy & Phase Changes Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• kinetic energy : energy an object has because it is moving
• sublimation : the change from solid directly to gas
• thermal energy : the total kinetic energy of all particles in a substance
• electrical energy : energy caused by the movement of electric charges
• gas : a state of matter with no definite shape or volume. particles move freely and quickly and are far apart
• conduction : heat transfer through direct contact
• radiant energy : energy that travels as light waves
• radiation : heat transfer through electromagnetic waves
• evaporation : vaporization that occurs at a liquid’s surface
• vaporization : the change from liquid to gas
• elastic potential energy : stored energy in stretched or compressed objects
• convection : heat transfer by movement of fluids
• boiling : vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid
• nuclear energy : energy released from nuclear reactions
• heat : the transfer of thermal energy from warmer to cooler objects
• solid : a state of matter with a definite shape and volume. particles vibrate in place and are tightly packed
• condensation : the change from gas to liquid
• deposition : the change from gas directly to solid
• mechanical energy : the total of kinetic and potential energy
• thermal equilibrium : when objects reach the same temperature
• chemical energy : energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules
• potential energy : stored energy due to position or condition
• liquid : a state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape. particles are close together but can slide past one another