Chapter 12 Forces & Motion Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. force the overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined
  2. 4. a friction force that opposes the motion of an object as it slides over a surface
  3. 7. the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
  4. 8. the force of gravity acting on an object
  5. 11. the curved path of an object in free fall after it is given an initial forward velocity
  6. 12. the amount of matter in an object
  7. 14. resistance fluid friction acting on an object moving through the air
  8. 15. a friction force that acts on objects that are not moving
  9. 16. a friction force that acts on rolling objects, caused by the change in shape at the point of rolling contact
  10. 17. a push or pull that acts on an object
  11. 18. the SI unit for force
Down
  1. 1. a force that continuously changes the direction of an object to make it move in a circle
  2. 3. the product of an object's mass and velocity
  3. 5. the attraction between any two objects because of their masses
  4. 6. a force associated with charged particles
  5. 9. the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity
  6. 10. a substance or mixture that flows and has no shape of its own
  7. 13. a force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they move past each other