Force/Motion Vocabulary - #2

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Across
  1. 4. The speeding up of an object. The rate at which velocity changes with time
  2. 5. to reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning
  3. 7. to apply a force
  4. 9. the amount of matter that makes up an object
  5. 12. the force that opposes movement between touching surfaces and always acts against the direction of motion.
  6. 13. The process of moving or changing position.
  7. 14. the distance something travels in a certain amount of time
  8. 15. the energy that an object has because it is moving
  9. 19. the speed at which the force of gravity equals air resistance
  10. 20. A force caused by air, acting in the opposite direction of a moving object.
Down
  1. 1. When two equal forces act in opposite directions the result is that the forces are balanced and there is no motion. The forces cancel each other out.
  2. 2. A force that attracts objects toward the earth. "What goes up, must come down!"
  3. 3. an event or process that leads to a result or change
  4. 6. When one force is stronger than the other the result is motion.
  5. 7. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  6. 8. push or a pull that can cause the motion of an object to change. It has two important properties: strength and direction.
  7. 10. The amount of force that is applied to an object.
  8. 11. a measure of how difficult it is to change the inertia of an object
  9. 13. anything that has mass and takes up space
  10. 16. speed in a given direction
  11. 17. the combination of all of the forces acting on an object including direction of the forces
  12. 18. matter’s resistance to change in motion