Physics Midterm Vocabulary 2024

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Across
  1. 3. When all forces are equal (with no acceleration)
  2. 7. An attractive force that pulls objects closer
  3. 8. The base unit of quantity
  4. 10. Exists when a mass is in motion, the product of mass and velocity
  5. 13. Velocity when air resistance and gravity are balanced
  6. 18. A type of collision where an object bounces off of another and travels in the opposite direction
  7. 19. Most dangerous type of collision
  8. 22. A value unique to each spring
  9. 24. The base unit of electric current
  10. 27. A force that opposes motion
  11. 30. The base unit of length
  12. 32. A force that is often opposite to gravity
  13. 34. When something breaks into multiple parts
  14. 35. The unit measure of force
  15. 36. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction (Newton’s ______ Law)
  16. 37. This greek letter means “is proportional to”
Down
  1. 1. The base unit of mass
  2. 2. Exact location from the reference point
  3. 4. A force that occurs in springs or coils
  4. 5. An object’s resistance to motion
  5. 6. FBD stands for…
  6. 9. A value that balances the formula of gravitational attraction between any two objects
  7. 11. The rate at which an object changes velocity
  8. 12. A value that shows the relationship between Normal and Friction Force
  9. 14. This greek letter represents the coefficient of friction
  10. 15. A quantity with direction and magnitude
  11. 16. Distance over time (vector)
  12. 17. A type of collision where two objects collide and travel in the same direction
  13. 20. Distance from the start
  14. 21. Distance over time (scalar)
  15. 23. The base unit of temperature
  16. 25. The base unit of time
  17. 26. A strength that causes or restricts motion
  18. 28. Force equals mass times acceleration (Newton’s _______ Law)
  19. 29. The force acting on an object and the time over which it acts (also a change in momentum)
  20. 31. The base unit of luminosity
  21. 33. An object in motion stays in motion (and an object at rest stays at rest) unless acted upon by an outside force. (Newton’s _______ Law)