Force, motion, and energy vocab

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What describes an object's speed and direction?

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Motion

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What is the term for striking or hitting with force when moving?

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Collide

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What type of energy is all the energy something has due to its movement and position?

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Mechanical energy

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What is the energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light and heat?

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Radiant energy

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What does it mean if an object's speed is increasing according to a graph?

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The object's speed is getting faster.

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other, like gravity?

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Attraction

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What is the term for the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion?

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Inertia

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What is the energy of motion called?

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Kinetic energy

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What is the energy stored in an object due to its position?

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Potential energy

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What is the term for the rate at which an object moves?

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Speed