Rollercoaster Physics Vocabulary Test

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Across
  1. 7. – Total energy (KE + PE) in a system.
  2. 9. – The rate of change of velocity.
  3. 12. – Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
  4. 13. – Energy of motion.
  5. 15. – The path an object follows through space.
  6. 18. – A force that resists motion between surfaces.
  7. 19. – The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.
Down
  1. 1. – A circular section requiring sufficient speed to stay on track.
  2. 2. – Speed in a specific direction.
  3. 3. – Stored energy due to position.
  4. 4. – A push or pull on an object.
  5. 5. – A support force from a surface.
  6. 6. – The steepness or angle of a slope.
  7. 8. – A force that keeps an object moving in a circle.
  8. 10. – An object’s resistance to changes in motion.
  9. 11. – A force that pulls objects toward Earth.
  10. 14. – The amount of matter in an object.
  11. 16. – The distance from the center to the edge of a circle.
  12. 17. – Tilting a curve to help with turning force.
  13. 20. – Force applied over a distance.