8th Grade Physics Crossword
Across
- 3. the distance an object travels per unit of time; the rate at which an object moves
- 6. the total distance an object travels divided by the total time
- 8. acceleration depends on the object's mass and on the net force acting on the object
- 14. a push or a pull
- 17. if one object exerts a force on another object, then the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the opposite direction on the object (for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction)
- 18. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 19. the SI unit of force
Down
- 1. the amount of matter in an object
- 2. speed in a given direction
- 4. the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they come in contact
- 5. Forces when equal forces are acting on an object in opposite directions (net force = 0)
- 7. an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant velocity until acted upon by an unbalanced force
- 9. how far an object has moved
- 10. Resistance a type of fluid friction, occurs as objects move through the air
- 11. the rate at which velocity changes (can be speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction)
- 12. Velocity the greatest velocity a falling object reaches when the force of air resistance cancels out acceleration due to gravity
- 13. a characteristic of a moving object that is related to the mass and velocity of the object
- 15. Forces result in a net force and cause a change in the object's motion
- 16. a force that pulls objects toward each other; affected positively by mass and negatively by distance
- 20. the force of gravity acting on an object; varies with the strength of the gravitational field