Science Orange Belt Vocabulary

Front

to take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy

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Absorb

Front

a term used to describe the electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged objects or to describe the gravitational force that pulls objects toward each other

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Attraction

Front

to transmit heat, sound, or electricity through a medium

Back

Conduct

Front

a push or a pull that one object exerts on another with or without direct contact like gravity or friction

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Force

Front

a force that opposes motion through direct contact

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Friction

Front

a type of energy an object has due to its motion or position

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Mechanical Energy

Front

to bounce light, sound, or heat off of a surface

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Reflect

Front

to force away or apart

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Repel

Front

forces that are unequal in size and may or may not be in opposite directions

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Unbalanced Forces

Front

forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction

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Balanced Forces