Kinematics and Forces Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• motion : a change in position/distance between one object and a point of reference
• mass : the amount of matter in an object
• distance : the total length of the path taken by an object
• displacement : the distance between the objects starting and ending positions
• speed : the rate at which an object covers a certain distance
• velocity : the rate of change in the position of an object
• acceleration : a change in motion (velocity) with increasing/decreasing speed, or a change in direction
• inertia : an object's tendency to maintain a constant velocity and resist change
• force : a push or pull on an object in a particular direction
• newtons : the unit used to describe the force (magnitude) of a moving object
• free body diagram : a picture used to simply visualize the forces acting on an object
• net force : the overall force acting on an object, which includes all individual forces applied
• equilibrium : the state of an object when all forces are balanced and unchanging
• contact force : a force acting on physically connected objects
• non contact force : a force acting on objects from a distance