Force Vocabulary
Name _______________________________
Use your force terms to help you complete this crossword
puzzle.
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Across
The resistance produced when
things are rubbed together.
The ability to do work.
Rate of speed and direction of an
object.
Stored energy of an object due to
its position is ____________ energy.
Rate of change of velocity.
Objects stay at rest if they are at
rest, and keep moving if they are
moving.
Measure of the pull of gravity on
an object.
The weight on an object to be
moved.
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Down
A push or pull on an object that
changes it’s velocity, direction or
shape.
Force directed in to the center of a
circle.
All forces are in balance and all
forces equals zero.
Ability of an object to return to its
original form after being deformed.
Product of an object’s mass and
velocity.
A force that attracts any two
objects to each other. 9.8m/s/s
A force that pulls outward and
away from the center of the circle.
The turning effect of a force.
The energy of a moving object is
____________ energy.
The force exerted on a machine.
Product of force and distance
applied to an object.
Amount of matter in an object.