Across
- 2. Float in orbiting spacecrafts because of free fall.
- 6. Objects in projectile motion accelerate downward, meaning you must aim at a ___________.
- 9. Moving forward and in free fall.
- 10. Any object in circular motion is constantly ____________ direction.
- 13. The constant velocity of a falling object.(2words)
- 14. The unbalanced force that causes objects to move in a circular path.
- 16. The force that opposes the motion of objects through air. (2 words)
- 19. Gravity does not affect the ______________ component of projectile motion.
- 21. Argued that the mass of an object does not affect the time the object takes to fall to the ground.
- 22. All objects accelerate toward __________ at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s.
Down
- 1. The curved path an object follows when it is thrown or propelled near the surface of Earth.
- 3. Astronauts appear to be __________ while they are floating inside the space shuttle.
- 4. An example of horizontal and vertical motion. (2 words)
- 5. Weight is a measure of __________ force.
- 7. A Greek philosopher who thought the rate at which an object falls depended on the object's mass.
- 8. Motion that is perpendicular to the ground.
- 11. Objects fall to the ground at the same rate because the acceleration due to __________ is the same for all objects.
- 12. the rate at which velocity changes over time.
- 15. An object is in ____________ only if gravity is pulling it down and no other forces are acting on it. (2 words)
- 17. Acceleration depends on both ________ and mass.
- 18. The extra mass of the heavy object exactly __________ the additional gravitational force.
- 20. The amount of air resistance acting on an object depends on size, shape, and ____________ of an object.
