Topic 1 Vocabulary - Elevate Science Florida Edition Course 1

Front

What is the term for the state in which one object’s distance from another is changing?

Back

Motion

Front

What type of potential energy depends on the height of an object?

Back

Gravitational Potential Energy

Front

What is the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom called?

Back

Nuclear Energy

Front

What is the term for the rate at which one form of energy is transformed into another?

Back

Power

Front

What is the ability to do work or cause change referred to as?

Back

Energy

Front

What is the formula for calculating gravitational potential energy?

Back

Gravitational Potential Energy = mass × gravity × height (GPE = mgh)

Front

What is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI)?

Back

Joule (J)

Front

What is the relationship between power, work, and time?

Back

Power = Work / Time (P = W/t)

Front

What type of energy is associated with the motion of an object?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

Back

Kinetic Energy = 1/2 × mass × velocity² (KE = 1/2 mv²)