Physics Crossword

4. The rate at which an object covers distance, without considering direction
5. The tendency of an object to maintain its current state of motion.
6. A quantity that has both magnitude and direction, like velocity or force.
7. A vector quantity indicating an object’s speed and direction of motion.
9. The measure of the amount of matter in an object.
10. The initial force in an interaction, paired with an equal and opposite reaction.
12. The state where the net force acting on an object is zero.
14. Force The total force acting on an object, determining its acceleration.
15. The attractive force that pulls objects toward one another, especially toward Earth.
16. A push or pull that can cause an object to accelerate.
17. The force resisting the relative motion between two surfaces in contact.
19. The product of an object’s mass and velocity, a conserved quantity.
20. States that F = ma , where force is the product of mass and acceleration.

1. Fall The motion of an object under the influence of gravity alone, without air resistance.
2. States that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net force.
3. A vector quantity representing the shortest distance between two points.
8. A pulling force transmitted through a string, rope, or cable.
11. The force described by Newton’s Third Law, equal and opposite to the action force.
13. The rate of change of velocity with time, measured in m/s².
18. The physicist who formulated the three laws of motion and the law of gravitation.