Energy Transfer Word Search
This Energy Transfer word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: ENERGY, TRANSFER, CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, RADIATION, HEAT, KINETIC, POTENTIAL, MECHANICAL, THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, LIGHT.
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Energy Transfer word list, defined
- ENERGY /ˈɛnərdʒi/ · noun
- The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity; in physics, the property of matter and radiation that is manifest as a capacity to perform work (such as causing motion or the interaction of molecules). Related: vigor, vitality, stamina, dynamism.
- TRANSFER /trænsˈfɜːr/ (British non-rhotic: /trænsˈfɜː/) · noun and verb
- To move someone or something from one place, person, or organization to another, or to pass money, rights, responsibility, or information to someone else. As a noun, an act of transferring something or someone, or a payment or authorization for moving funds. Related: convey, move, pass, shift.
- CONDUCTION /kənˈdʌkʃən/ · noun
- The transmission or conveying of something — such as heat, electricity, or sound — through a substance or medium by direct transfer from particle to particle, without movement of the medium itself. Related: transmission, conveyance, transfer, conductance.
- CONVECTION /kənˈvɛkʃən/ · noun
- The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between regions of different temperature. More broadly, any similar circulatory motion within a fluid driven by density differences. Related: circulation, current, flow.
- RADIATION /ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- The emission or transmission of energy as electromagnetic waves or particles, especially as a potentially harmful form of ionizing radiation. In medicine, the term also refers to treatment using radiant energy, such as X-rays or radiation therapy. Related: emission, rays, irradiation, radioactivity.
- HEAT /hiːt/ · noun and verb
- Heat is the degree or quality of being hot, especially a measurable temperature. By extension, it can denote intense emotion, a cooking setting, intense pressure or activity, or a preliminary round of a competition; as a verb, it means to make something hot or to become hot. Related: warmth, hotness, intensity, passion.
- KINETIC /kɪˈnɛtɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to, involving, or characterized by motion or movement. In physics, it describes energy possessed by an object because of its movement. Related: dynamic, mobile, moving, active.
- POTENTIAL /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, potential means the possibility or capacity for something to happen or develop. As an adjective, it describes something that exists as a possibility or has the capacity to become something, though it has not yet been fully realized. Related: possibility, capacity, promise, potentiality.
- MECHANICAL /məˈkænɪkəl/ · adjective (also a rare noun)
- Relating to machines or machinery, or performed by machines. It can also describe behavior that is automatic, repetitive, or emotionally impersonal. Related: automated, mechanistic, impersonal, unemotional.
- THERMAL /ˈθɝːməl/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to heat, temperature, or the transfer of heat. As a noun, a thermal is a device or clothing item designed to provide or retain warmth. Related: hot, warm, heated, heat-related.
- ELECTRICAL /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl/ · adjective
- Relating to, operating on, or powered by electricity; also, producing or capable of producing an electric shock. Related: electric, electrified, power-driven, energized.
- LIGHT /laɪt/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Light is the natural or artificial illumination that makes objects visible, especially the radiant energy perceived by the eye. It can also mean a source of illumination, such as a lamp or flame, and describes something that is not heavy, is pale or easily illuminated, or is not serious. Related: illumination, brightness, glow, pale.
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