Forces
Across
- 3. The opposite direction to where a compass needle is pointing.
- 10. A magnet which is created by an electric current running through a wire around a piece of metal.
- 11. To push away.
- 13. A solid translucent plastic which can act as an insulator.
- 14. A device can be used to determine if something has been electrostatically charged.
- 17. The lowest velocity that a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of planet or another object.
- 18. The direction in which a compass needle points.
- 19. An interaction of a push, pull or twist on an object.
- 20. A charge where there is more protons than electrons.
- 21. A region where objects within that region are impacted upon by a force.
- 23. To have the properties of a magnet.
Down
- 1. A charge where there is more electrons than protons.
- 2. When matter is not touching other matter.
- 4. The force of attraction between any two masses.
- 5. A piece of iron or other similar metal which exerts a magnetic field.
- 6. The unit of force.
- 7. To have an uneven amount of something.
- 8. To pull towards.
- 9. A machine which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
- 10. A type of force where a positive charge is attracted to a negative charge.
- 12. When matter has built-up an inbalance of electrons and protons.
- 13. The ends of a magnet where the field is strongest.
- 15. The speed at which a falling object (falling due to gravitational force) ceases to accelerate downward.
- 16. A hard, heated rubber which acts as an insulator.
- 20. A styrofoam ball used to detect electrostatic charge.
- 22. When matter is touching other matter.