Catapults Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• velocity: the speed and direction of an object's motion.
• mass: the amount of matter in an object.
• gravity: the force of attraction by which things tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
• force: the capacity to do work or to cause physical change.
• weight: how heavy an item is.
• inertia: the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest of its velocity along a straight line as long as it is not acted upon by a force.
• calibrate: to ensure the accuracy of something through testing.
• potential energy: energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height.
• projectile: an object that is fired, thrown or otherwise propelled.
• payload: the item/items being launched.
• motion: the action or process of moving or changing place or position.
• bucket: area at top of the arm where payload is kept until firing.
• kinetic energy: the energy an object possesses due to its motion.
• catapult : device where accumulated tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance.
• tension: a force that acts to expand or lengthen what it is acting on (stretching).
• torsion: a rotational or twisting force.
• energy transfer: the transfer of energy from one object to another.