Motion Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the rate at which velocity changes
  2. 5. force that can cause a change in motion
  3. 10. Action/Reaction; Every action has an opposite and equal reaction.
  4. 11. a place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion
  5. 14. Speed that changes over time.
  6. 15. a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
  7. 16. total distance/total time
  8. 17. unit used to measure force
  9. 18. F = MA; Heavier objects take more force to move.
  10. 19. a force that moves rocks and other materials downhill
Down
  1. 1. Law of Intertia; Objects will continue to move until something stops them.
  2. 2. A push or pull
  3. 3. equal forces acting on an object in the opposite directions
  4. 6. the combination of all forces acting on an object
  5. 7. distance/speed
  6. 8. Moving at a steady rate over time
  7. 9. A graph with distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis
  8. 12. resistance to change in motion
  9. 13. speed in a given direction