Forces in Action
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. gravity
A. The force used in ___
2. friction
B. The season of growth
3. push
C. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
4. pull
D. To direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
5. twist
E. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 (plural)
6. stretch
F. A long rod of wood or metal or plastic (plural)
7. magnets
G. The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
8. poles
H. An unforeseen development
9. north pole
I. The ___ point of the Earth's axis
10. south pole
J. To cause to move back by force or influence
11. repel
K. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
12. attract
L. The ___ point of the Earth's axis
13. resistance
M. Enterprising or ambitious drive
14. newtons
N. A device that attracts iron and produces a ___ field (plural)
15. spring
O. A material's opposition to the flow of electric current