Car Crash Physics Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving"; the rate at which an object covers distance
  2. 7. the location of something relative to something else; compares the position of something to another object, such as up, down, in, out, left, right, forward, backward, or sideways
  3. 8. _______ distance is the distance that a vehicle travels while slowing to a complete stop
  4. 10. a measurement of mass in motion: how much mass is in how much motion
  5. 12. an encounter (collision) between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies remains the same
  6. 15. the 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
  7. 17. a quantity that has both magnitude and direction
  8. 18. the total momentum of the two bodies remains the same, but some of the initial kinetic energy is transformed into heat energy
  9. 20. ability to do work, which is the ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object
  10. 23. ________ time the amount of time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus; it is often measured in seconds or milliseconds
  11. 24. energy that has the potential to become another form of energy
Down
  1. 1. a vector quantity that designates how fast and in what direction a point is moving
  2. 2. the measure of the amount of matter in a body
  3. 4. reaction ________ is the ________ you travel from the point at which you detect a hazard until you begin braking or swerving
  4. 5. three words combined into one; a useful aid for representing the relative magnitude and direction of all forces acting upon an object in a given situation
  5. 6. “distance or quantity.” It is used to express the size or scope of something
  6. 9. The push or pull on an object with mass that causes it to change its velocity; an external agent capable of changing a body's state of rest or motion. It has a magnitude and a direction (vector)
  7. 11. the force exerted on a body by gravity
  8. 13. any item, factor, or condition that can be controlled, changed, or measured
  9. 14. the form of energy that an object possesses due to its motion
  10. 16. The rate of change of velocity with respect to time; a vector quantity as it has both magnitude and direction
  11. 19. the traditional mathematical sign for representing a change as well as variation in some kind of quantity or object; Δ
  12. 21. the product of the force strength and the distance traveled
  13. 22. a physical quantity that is completely described by its magnitude. Examples are volume, density, speed, energy, mass, and time