Physical Science Crossword

form of electromagnetic radiation
shown by a thermometer
use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat
formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms
released when bonds form in a chemical reaction
opposite of potential energy
stored energy
motion in a gas (as air) or a liquid in which the warmer portions rise and the colder portions sink
the degree of compactness of a substance.
a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century
a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass
phase of the moon right after a full moon and before the last quarter. More than half of the moon's face is visible, but not the entire face.
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
It's when the moon is more than half-lighted, but less than full.
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion
overall force acting on an object
when the moon is between the Earth and the sun
earth's axis between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees.
when matter changes into another form but keeps its properties
a substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.
a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound
a process in which one or more substances are converted to one or more different substances via the rearrangement of atoms
law of action and reaction.
gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.