Across
- 5. an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be repeatedly tested
- 9. the tendency not to move or change
- 10. the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
- 11. method of procedure that has characterized natural science
- 12. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- 13. resistance the force that acts in the opposite direction to an object moving through the air.
- 14. the acceleration of an object is directly related to the net force and inversely related to its mass.
- 16. two forces that act in the opposite direction
- 19. for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- 20. the moving of something from its place or position.
Down
- 1. the impetus gained by a moving object.
- 2. the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
- 3. increase in the rate of something
- 4. the resistance created by any two objects when sliding against each other.
- 6. a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.
- 7. a force that keeps an object at rest.
- 8. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
- 15. a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
- 17. the speed of something in a given direction.
- 18. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
