Crash Course in Energy Vocab!

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Term for the push or pull of an object?

Back

force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Conservation of Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Movement of energy from one place/object to another?

Back

transfer of energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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Definition of mass?

Back

Weight of an object.

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Velocity is...

Back

the speed an object is traveling in a certain direction

Front

Velocity of a car on the highway?

Back

55 miles per hour east

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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Potential energy is...

Back

stored energy - energy before it becomes kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Front

What term describes when two objects rub together, slowing down and generating heat?

Back

friction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Definition of kinetic energy?

Back

energy of movement

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1