Physics Force Unit Vocabulary
Across
- 3. a force that opposes the motion between the surfaces
- 6. graphical representation of the external forces acting on a single object
- 9. a contact force exerted by a surface
- 12. single force / vector that has both magnitude and direction
- 15. a region of space where a force acts
- 16. the total force acting on an object, found y taking the vector sum of all individual forces
Down
- 1. average position of all the mass in a system of object, where all of its mass can be considered to be concentrated
- 2. state of a system where all forces are balanced
- 4. quantity that has both magnitude and direction
- 5. the push or pull factor of an object
- 7. the rate at which an objects velocity changes
- 8. tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
- 10. fundamental properly that measures the amount of matter in an object and its resistance to acceleration
- 11. force of gravity on an object
- 13. rate at which an object changes its position
- 14. si measurement of mass