Forces Unit Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. a force that opposes the relative motion or attempted motion between two systems in contact
  2. 6. a visual representation in physics that shows all external forces acting on an object
  3. 9. a contact force exerted by a surface on an object that is perpendicular to the surface
  4. 12. the single vector that represents the combined effect of two or more vectors
  5. 15. a region in space where a non-contact force is exerted on any object within it
  6. 16. the overall force acting on an object
Down
  1. 1. the average position of all the mass in a system
  2. 2. a state where an object has zero net force and zero net torque, meaning its at rest or at a constant velocity
  3. 4. a quantity that has magnitude and direction
  4. 5. an interaction that, when opposed,can change an objects motion, direction, or shape
  5. 7. the rate at which velocity changes over time
  6. 8. the property of matter that resists any change any change in its state of motion
  7. 10. a measurement of an objects inertia
  8. 11. the force of gravity acting on an object
  9. 13. the rate at which an object covers distance
  10. 14. the SI unit of force kg m/s2