Force and Motion

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A push or a pull (5)
  2. 5. To cause to move faster (10)
  3. 7. Attraction for iron (13)
  4. 9. The tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by (7)
  5. 11. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (8)
  6. 12. The use of movements to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (6)

Down

  1. 1. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal (7)
  2. 3. A process in which one or more substances are changed into others (8)
  3. 4. A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery (9)
  4. 6. Tending to move toward a center (11)
  5. 7. How much matter something contains (4)
  6. 8. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 (plural) (7)
  7. 10. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth (7)