Forces Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. A push or pull on an object that can cause a change in motion.
  2. 9. The resistance of an object to any change in its motion.
  3. 12. The rate at which an object’s velocity changes.
  4. 14. The support force exerted by a surface that acts perpendicular to it.
  5. 15. The rate at which distance is covered.
  6. 16. The single vector that represents the combined effect of two or more forces.
Down
  1. 1. The total force acting on an object after combining all individual forces as vectors.
  2. 2. A force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact.
  3. 3. The point in an object where all its mass can be considered to be concentrated.
  4. 5. A state in which all forces are balanced and there is no acceleration.
  5. 6. A region of space where a body experiences a non-contact force like gravity or magnetism.
  6. 7. A sketch showing an object and all the forces acting on it as arrows.
  7. 8. A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
  8. 10. The gravitational force acting on an object’s mass.
  9. 11. A measure of the amount of matter in an object and its resistance to acceleration.
  10. 13. The SI unit of force equal to one kilogram meter per second squared.