Chapter 2 Vocab Crossword
Across
- 5. In circular motion, a force that acts prepedicular to the direction of motion, toward the center of the curve
- 7. a force that one object applies to another object without touching it
- 8. law that states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
- 10. any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path
- 12. law that states that the acceleration is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by the objects mass
- 14. the tendancy of an object to resist a change in motion
- 15. an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
- 16. a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching
- 17. the amount of matter in an object
Down
- 1. law that states that if the net force acting on an object is zero the motion of the object
- 2. Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero
- 3. the combination of all the forces acting on an object
- 4. a push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it
- 6. A push or pull on an object
- 9. the force two objects apply to each other
- 11. a measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object
- 13. the gravitational force exerted on an object