Forces
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Forces
A. A narrow band of ___ rubber used to hold things together
2. Motion
B. Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
3. Movement
C. A push or a pull (plural)
4. Balanced
D. To cause to move back by force or influence
5. Unbalanced
E. To direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
6. Friction
F. To throw out of balance or equilibrium
7. Gravity
G. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 (plural)
8. Magnetic
H. How tightly packed the matter in something is
9. Contact
I. The use of movements to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
10. Buoyancy
J. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
11. Density
K. One thousand grams (plural)
12. Mass
L. The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
13. Weight
M. The act of touching physically
14. Push
N. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
15. Pull
O. To bring into ___ or equilibrium
16. Newtons
P. Of or relating to or caused by ___
17. Kilograms
Q. Enterprising or ambitious drive
18. Poles
R. The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
19. Attract
S. A long rod of wood or metal or plastic (plural)
20. Repel
T. A change of position that does not entail a change of location
21. Sink
U. How much matter something contains
22. Float
V. Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
23. Elastic
W. The force used in ___