Gravity and Friction
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
g
a
i
Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
2.
b
n
t
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
3.
w
e
t
The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
4.
a
t
c
i
o
The force by which one object ___ another
5.
m
s
How much matter something contains
6.
d
t
n
e
The property created by the space between two objects or points
7.
p
u
r
e
Force pushing on something
9.
g
a
i
t
n
l
Of or relating to or caused by ___
10.
o
i
The path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
11.
p
c
l
A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
13.
c
n
t
p
a
Tending to move toward a center
17.
b
u
l
i
Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics