Forces and Motion Vocabulary
Across
- 3. How far an object moves.
- 5. A fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates.
- 7. The horizontal axis.
- 10. The change in the y-coordinate divided by the corresponding change in the x-coordinate, between two distinct points on the line.
- 11. Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions.
- 12. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other.
- 13. A push or pull exerted on an object.
- 16. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. An object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
- 17. A number and a unit value.
- 18. The state in which one object’s distance from another is changing.
- 19. The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.
- 20. The distance an object travels in one unit of time.
- 21. The location of an object.
Down
- 1. Force = Mass x Acceleration Acceleration = Force/Mass
- 2. For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction.
- 4. A nonzero force that changes an object’s motion.
- 6. Distance and direction of an object’s change in position from the starting point.
- 8. The rate at which velocity changes.
- 9. Speed in a given direction.
- 14. The vertical axis.
- 15. The force that pulls objects towards Earth.