Vocab 10

Front

Change in an object's position

Back

motion

Front

Distance and direction an object moves from its starting position

Back

displacement

Front

Property of a moving object; depends on mass and velocity.

Back

momentum

Front

Moving with simple machines:

Back

load

Front

Disturbance that carries energy from one place to another

Back

wave

Front

Part of a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart

Back

rarefaction

Front

Mineral's tendency to break into irregular pieces

Back

fracture

Front

Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure

Back

metamorphic

Front

Rigid outer layer of the earth containing the upper mantle and crust

Back

lithosphere

Front

Hot weak zone with convection currents

Back

asthenosphere