Thermal Energy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• absolute zero : lowest possible temperature; the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases
• celsius scale : temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 0 °c
• condensation : phase change from gas to liquid
• conduction : heat transfer through stationary matter by physical contact
• convection : heat transfer by the movement of fluid
• degree celsius : unit on the celsius temperature scale
• fahrenheit scale : temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is 32
• freezing : phase change from liquid to solid
• heat : transfer of thermal (or internal) energy due to a temperature difference
• heat capacity : amount of heat necessary to change the temperature of a substance by 1.00 °c
• kelvin : unit on the kelvin temperature scale; note that it is never referred to in terms of “degrees” kelvin
• kelvin scale : temperature scale in which 0 k is the lowest possible temperature, representing absolute zero
• latent heat : heat related to the phase change of a substance rather than a change of temperature
• melting : phase change from solid to liquid
• phase change : transition between solid, liquid, or gas states of a substance
• plasma : ionized gas that is a combination of the negatively charged free electrons and positively charged ions
• radiation : energy transferred by electromagnetic waves
• specific heat : amount of heat necessary to change the temperature of 1.00 kg of a substance by 1.00 °c
• sublimation : phase change from solid to gas
• temperature : quantity measured by a thermometer
• thermal energy : average random kinetic energy of a molecule or an atom
• vaporization : phase change from liquid to gas