Forces and Motion
Across
- 1. a resisting force caused by two surfaces sliding past one another
- 3. a force, like the applied force, that occurs when two objects are touching
- 5. another word for air resistance
- 7. speed in a specific direction
- 9. the amount of matter in an object, in kg
- 16. speeding up, slowing down or changing direction
- 17. forces that do not sum to zero, cause accelerations
- 19. ___ causes acceleration
- 20. Newton's __ Law: every action force as an equal and opposite reaction force
- 21. ___ velocity, constant speed reached when air resistance is equal to gravitational force
- 22. the downward force of an object due to gravity
Down
- 2. the force of a surface pushing back up on an object
- 4. a force that acts over a distance, like magnetism
- 6. air ____, the force of air opposing an object's motion
- 8. balanced forces, net force = 0
- 10. ___ velocity; moving with no acceleration
- 11. the tendency of a stationary object to remain at rest, and a moving object to continue to move at a constant velocity
- 12. unit for force
- 13. a quantity with both magnitude and direction
- 14. how fast an object moves
- 15. the force of earth pulling on objects near earth's surface
- 18. a push or pull on an object
- 21. the force in a rope or string