Energy, Motion, and Forces Vocab

Front

Ability to cause change.

Back

Energy

Front

Energy of Motion

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

Stored energy due to position, condition, or chemical composition.

Back

Potential Energy

Front

Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy due to position.

Back

Mechanical Energy

Front

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

Back

Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

Location of an object

Back

Position

Front

Location to which other locations are compared.

Back

Reference Point

Front

Change in position over time.

Back

Motion

Front

Speed

Back

Measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time.

Front

A quantity with size and direction.

Back

Vector