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Energy and heat transfer crossword · Grade 6

Solve a crossword of up to 15 words about energy and heat transfer from short definition clues. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

  • Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
  • Hard
  • 15 to 20 minutes
  • 1 page
  • Free
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Directions: Read each clue and write the answer in the grid, one letter in each box.

  • Across
  • 1 Rubbing force that turns some motion energy into heat
  • 4 Law of energy ___: energy is never created or destroyed
  • 6 Standard unit used to measure energy
  • 11 Energy that travels as waves, even through empty space
  • 12 Material that slows the flow of heat or electricity
  • 13 Describes energy that comes from the Sun
  • Down
  • 2 Heat transfer by circulating currents in a liquid or gas
  • 3 Heat transfer through direct contact, like a hot pan handle
  • 5 Measure of the average motion energy of particles
  • 7 Kind of energy stored because of position or condition
  • 8 Energy of moving particles that we sense as warmth
  • 9 Material that lets heat or electricity flow easily
  • 10 Kind of energy an object has because it is moving

What your child practices

Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grades and ages
Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
Time
About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject
Science
Level
Hard for Grade 6
Answer key
Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing
1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated

How to use it

Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 6, best once the basics of the topic are secure.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.

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