Across
- 3. A net result of zero, or a physicist’s Zen state.
- 5. The frame of reference that isn't speeding up.
- 7. A quick change of heart... and momentum.
- 15. The derivative of a derivative; a real pain for a smooth ride.
- 16. Change of heart for a speedometer?
- 17. Tug-of-war’s primary tension source.
- 18. The slope of a "Position vs. Time" graph.
- 19. Newton’s first name for "stubbornness."
- 20. Action-reaction's inseparable partner.
- 22. A measure of how much "stuff" refuses to budge.
- 28. A bird’s-eye view of the commute, ignoring the turns.
- 29. The invisible glue or the ultimate drag.
- 30. Air's way of saying "slow down."
Down
- 1. The coefficient that’s a bit "Greek" to us.
- 2. Motion where weight is a heavy subject but gravity is the only boss.
- 4. Friction’s smoother, less active sibling.
- 6. An object whose only baggage is its own weight.
- 8. A path that’s just a bit extra-ordinary (specifically, a U-turn).
- 9. A scalar that never looks back.
- 10. Displacement for a car that finishes exactly where it started.
- 11. Friction that occurs when things finally get moving.
- 12. FORCE What a scale measures when it’s lying to you about your mass.
- 13. Galileo’s favorite constant, often rounded to 10 for the lazy.
- 14. The center-seeking force that keeps you in the loop.
- 21. A quantity that knows exactly where it’s going.
- 23. The "normal" way to stay on the ground.
- 24. Where the ball stops being "upwardly mobile."
- 25. What a cable feels under pressure.
- 26. The unit that’s secretly a kilogram-meter per second squared.
- 27. A vector’s "pushy" personality.