Across
- 2. Greek letter that represents change in a quantity in physics
- 3. We are _____ strong!
- 5. on Earth, acceleration due to _____ is 9.8 ms^2
- 8. Astronaut David _____ who did Galileo’s experiment on the moon during Apollo 15 mission
- 10. known for dropping boulders from the top of the leaning tower of Pisa
- 12. Name of principle in astronomy that, quote, “applies to the range of distances that a planet's orbit can be from its star and maintain temperatures on the surface that are just right for liquid water.” Basically, states that the earth’s location is “just right” in comparison to the sun.
- 14. when an object falls without any kind of restrictions
- 17. change in velocity over time
- 18. Drop a cat on the earth and a cat on the moon. The cat on the earth will accelerate _____. (faster or slower?)
- 20. unit of distance used to measure Earth’s distance to the Sun
- 23. the value of g on Earth as it is falling is not positive, but _____
- 24. the measured path an object actually travels
Down
- 1. _____ maximum velocity an object in free-fall reaches
- 4. Delta x represents _____ displacement (horizontal or vertical?)
- 6. distance between starting point of motion and endpoint
- 7. unit of time; not second, not minute, but _____
- 9. Air _____ is needed when a skydiver pulls their parachute open to slow them down
- 11. One fast cat! The fastest!
- 13. Leaning tower of _____, where scientific legend claims a famous science experiment took place
- 15. unit used to measure speed
- 16. how fast something moves and in what direction
- 19. metric unit used to measure distance and displacement
- 21. The moon has gravity but no air. (True or False)
- 22. Motion in one dimension is motion in one _____
