Forces puzzle
Across
- 2. body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing
- 7. quickness of motion
- 8. those that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
- 9. A force on objects or substances in contact with each other that resists motion of the objects or substances relative to each other.
- 12. the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- 13. rate at which velocity changes with time, in terms of both speed and direction.
- 14. force necessary to provide a mass of one kilogram with an acceleration of one metre per second per second.
- 15. the gravitational attraction of the mass of a heavenly body (as the earth) for bodies at or near its surface
- 17. e tendency of objects in motion to stay in motion and objects at rest to stay at rest, unless a force causes its speed or direction to change
Down
- 1. a quantity or phenomenon that has two independent properties: magnitude and direction
- 3. forces that are not equal in magnitude and may or may not act in the same direction.
- 4. a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams
- 5. the sum of all forces acting on an object in a single plane
- 6. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
- 10. the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- 11. when a book is placed on a table, the normal force keeps the book from falling through the table.
- 16. a quantity or phenomenon that has two independent properties: magnitude and direction