Crossword about Forces
Across
- 4. the unit in which force is measured
- 6. another unit for force
- 9. Newton's title
- 10. Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is -9.8 meters per second __________
- 12. the type of diagram that depicts the forces acting on an object
- 13. Newton's first name
- 14. What is the formula for calculating the force of gravity acting on an object?
- 15. An object's weight on Earth is _______ than its weight on the moon.
- 17. Fnet=________
- 20. the normal force is a force that a solid _______ exerts to prevent an object from penetrating through it
- 22. mass is a measure of the amount of _______ in an object
- 24. Air doesn't exert a normal force because air is a _____
- 27. In the term "normal force," what does the word "normal" mean?
- 28. An object is slowing down if its velocity and acceleration are in ______ directions
- 29. Newton's Second Law of Motion is that net force = acceleration * _______
- 30. Is force a scalar, or is it a vector?
- 32. According to Newton's First Law of Motion, an object in motion stays in motion at a ______ ______ unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force
- 34. Is it possible for an object to "have" a force?
Down
- 1. mass/volume
- 2. An object has a mass of 5 kg. In Newtons, what is its weight on Earth?
- 3. Is mass a scalar, or is it a vector?
- 5. We begin a free body diagram by drawing a _______
- 7. An object's acceleration and the net force acting on it must be in the same _____________
- 8. the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on an object is the object's _______
- 11. a measure of the amount of space an object takes up
- 12. True or False: If a normal force acts on an object, its magnitude is always equal to that of gravity acting on an object
- 16. rate of change of velocity
- 18. Is it possible for an object to be accelerating but not be moving?
- 19. SI unit of mass
- 21. If an object is moving and is experiencing zero net force, then the object is moving at a _________ velocity
- 23. this is used to depict a vector quantity
- 25. A force is a push or a _______
- 26. __________ is different than acceleration due to gravity
- 31. Ethel, who has a mass of eighty kg, travels to the moon. In kg, what is Ethel's mass on the moon?
- 33. An object's mass on Earth is the _______ as its mass on the moon.