Forces and Motion Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. How far an object moves.
  2. 5. A fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates.
  3. 7. The horizontal axis.
  4. 10. The change in the y-coordinate divided by the corresponding change in the x-coordinate, between two distinct points on the line.
  5. 11. Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions.
  6. 12. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other.
  7. 13. A push or pull exerted on an object.
  8. 16. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. An object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
  9. 17. A number and a unit value.
  10. 18. The state in which one object’s distance from another is changing.
  11. 19. The measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.
  12. 20. The distance an object travels in one unit of time.
  13. 21. The location of an object.
Down
  1. 1. Force = Mass x Acceleration Acceleration = Force/Mass
  2. 2. For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction.
  3. 4. A nonzero force that changes an object’s motion.
  4. 6. Distance and direction of an object’s change in position from the starting point.
  5. 8. The rate at which velocity changes.
  6. 9. Speed in a given direction.
  7. 14. The vertical axis.
  8. 15. The force that pulls objects towards Earth.