Gravity and Kinetic Energy Vocabulary
Across
- 5. a unit of mass
- 7. when one object hits another object
- 10. The location of an object
- 12. to pull towards each other
- 14. a force acting between surfaces in contact, acts to resist motion
- 15. the change in velocity per unit of time
- 17. to reach a conclusion based on evidence
- 19. a force acting on an object moving around another object, pulling it towards the center
- 21. a space, or zone, around a mass
- 22. the distance traveled by an object in a unit of time
- 25. the sum of all the forces acting on a mass
- 29. energy stored in the position or condition of an object
- 30. an interaction between masses, a push or pull
- 31. force of attraction between objects with masses
- 32. Albert Einstein's 1905 theory to explain the relationship between space and time
Down
- 1. a unit that describes the measurement of force
- 2. a measurement of the force of gravity from a massive object pulling another object toward it
- 3. a measure of the quantity of matter in an object
- 4. speed that does not vary over time
- 6. the theoretical constant speed at which an object would have to travel in order to go a given distance in a given period of time
- 8. how far between two objects or locations
- 9. energy of motion
- 11. in math or physics, the steepness of a line on a graph
- 13. the distance light can travelin a given time frame
- 16. usable power that can be transferred or converted to different forms but cannot be created or destroyed
- 18. a unit of kinetic energy
- 20. energy radiant energy that heats
- 23. the minimum speed required to leave an orbit
- 24. to move from one to another
- 26. the force exerted by air molecules on objects moving through the air
- 27. a force of attraction between masses
- 28. any factor that can be changed