Forces and Motion Sciencesaurus pages 274 - 287
Across
- 3. A push or a pull on an object (p 275)
- 4. The force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact with each other (p279)
- 9. ___________________ forces produce a change in the motion of an object (p 281)
- 13. An object at rest will stay at rest is part of Newton's _______ law of motion (p 283)
- 14. The change in an object's velocity over time (p 283)
- 15. Any material that attracts iron (p 277)
- 18. A measure of the amount of "stuff" in an object (p 276)
- 19. The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time (p 283)
- 20. To find the net force of forces that are acting in opposite directions, simply ___________ the smaller force from the larger one (p 280)
- 22. ______________ forces produce no change in the motion of an object (p 281)
Down
- 1. The force of attraction between objects that have mass (p 276)
- 2. Force = Mass x Acceleration is part of Newton's ___________ law of motion (p 284)
- 5. An object's tendency to resist a change in motion (p 284)
- 6. An object's speed and direction at a given instant (p 283)
- 7. ________ is accomplished when force is applied to an object and the object moves a distance (p 287)
- 8. Newton's three laws of _____________ can be used to explain the movement of all objects in the universe (p 283)
- 10. _________________ force is the force that causes objects to move in a circular path (p 278)
- 11. Force is measured in units called ________________ (p 275)
- 12. Work is measured in newton-meters, more commonly called _______________ (p 287)
- 16. To find the net force of forces that are acting in the same direction, simply ____ them together (p 280)
- 17. The _______ force on an object is the combination of all the forces acting on it (280)
- 21. For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction is Newton's _________ law of motion (p 286)