Unit 3 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Energy is best defined as:

Back

The ability to produce change or do work.

Front

Work divided by time is:

Back

Power

Front

Force applied parallel to distance describes:

Back

Work

Front

Energy based on height above ground:

Back

Gravitational Potential

Front

Energy based on motion?

Back

Kinetic

Front

Potential and Kinetic energy are referred to as:

Back

Mechanical

Front

Momentum is defined as:

Back

The vector quantity of mass and velocity of an object.

Front

Change of momentum from a Force over time

Back

Impulse

Front

Type of collision where objects bounce off and stay separate:

Back

Elastic

Front

Type of collision where objects combine and stick together:

Back

Inelastic