Contact & Non-contact Forces Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• contact: _ forces act between two objects that are physically touching
• applied: pressure applied to an object by another object e.g. picking up a pen
• friction: a force of resistance when two objects move against each other e.g. rubbing hands together
• drag friction: (water and air resistance) occurs when objects move through liquid or gas
• spring: involves an object like a rubber band or coil being squished or stretched e.g. bouncing on a pogo stick
• tension: rope like objects are being tightly pulled from both ends. e.g. tug of war rope
• normal: force that prevents objects from moving through each other. every surface has this force. e.g. table top holding a book
• buoyancy: an objects ability to float in a liquid. (e.g. a boat on water)
• lift: another word for upthrust. e.g. wings on a plane
• non contact: a force that acts on an object without physically touching it.
• gravitational: the pull created by earth's mass. causes objects to fall down and stay grounded to earth.
• magnetism: a force that is caused by certain special types of metals and rocks. (e.g. a compass always pointing north)
• electrostatic: involves an electric charge forming after certain materials rub together (e.g.hair stadning upright after getting rubbed by a balloon)