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Forces Word Search

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This 16-word physics word search introduces middle school students to key concepts in forces and mechanics. Hidden words include tension, friction, compression, torsion, Newton, and gravity, covering both types of forces and material responses. Use it during a forces unit, as a vocabulary warm-up, or as a sub-plan activity in a science class.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Physics
Grade Level:: 6th – 8th Grades
Updated March 2026

Word List

APPLIED
COMPRESSION
ELASTICITY
EXTERNAL
FRICTION
INTERNAL
PLASTICITY
SHEAR
SPRING
TENSION
TORSION
BENDING
FORCE
BREAK
NEWTON
GRAVITY

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