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Physics Crossword Puzzle

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Words, terms, abbreviations and acronyms related to physics
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      1. S.I unit for capacitance
      4. ___ potential, quantity used in statistical mechanics for irreversible processes in open systems
      7. Greek symbol for density
      8. ___ high frequency, range between 300 MHz and 3 GHz
      9. Speed of ___ = 299 792 458 m/s
      10. Concept that is central to many principles of paleomagnetism (acronym)
      12. Frictional pressure ___ results from the flow rate, fluid viscosity, and pipe roughness
      15. A particle ___ is a stream of charged or neutral particles
      17. ___ frequency, frequency that can be heard by average human
      18. Short for electrical current (plural)
      20. ___ laser emits EMR with a wavelength between 400 and 500 nanometers
      23. ___-ket notation, used ubiquitously to denote quantum states
      25. ___ difference, cycle difference between two waves at the same point
      26. ___ sensor, non-amplified sensor that supplies 3 different signal levels
      27. Instrument used for all-sky survey studying astrophysical and cosmological phenomena (acronym)
      28. ___ velocity means the rate at which area is swept by a particle as it moves around a curve
      29. Earth's ___ core contains about 10% of the total magnetic field energy

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      1. ___ mechanics, branch of physics on the flow of liquids and gases
      2. Density is defined as the ___ of mass to volume
      3. Force generated by the interaction and contact of a solid body with a liquid/gas
      4. Element with 118 neutrons and 79 electrons
      5. The ___ of incidence = the reflected ___ through the law of reflection
      6. ___ line, a standard of comparison or point of reference
      11. ___ circuit, digital circuit that performs summation
      13. ___ pressure, rise in pressure at a stagnation point relative to the upstream pressure
      14. S.I unit for dynamic viscosity
      15. Mass on the end of a pendulum found most commonly in pendulum clocks
      16. 1/12 of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 (acronym)
      18. ___ particle, composite particles with 2 protons and 2 neutrons tightly bound together
      19. ___ tectonics, theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock
      21. ___ series: when an electron makes a transition from any outer orbit to first orbit i.e. \[n = 1\]
      22. Difference between observed value and what is true in nature
      23. Electric ___ jar experiment is done by placing an electrical ___ in the ___ jar
      24. ___-gravity, phenomenon of creating an object that is free from the force of gravity