Greatest potential energy

The maximum potential energy an object can have.

Distance vs. time for moving object

A graph that shows how distance changes over time.

The change in position of an object over time.

A graph that represents the distance traveled over time.

Forces that arise from the interaction of magnetic fields.

Different categories of forces acting on objects.

Forces acting at distance

Forces that can affect objects without direct contact.

The force between charged objects.

The attractive force between two masses.

The law that describes the gravitational attraction between masses.

The amount of matter in an object.

The force exerted by gravity on an object.

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Mass is the amount of matter; weight is the force of gravity on that mass.

Forces that cause a change in motion.

Variations in the velocity of an object.

The rate of change of velocity of an object.

When an object covers equal distances in equal intervals of time.

The basic unit of a chemical element.

A pure substance made of only one type of atom.

A substance formed when two or more elements are chemically bonded.

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

A change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance.

A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

The mass per unit volume of a substance.

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

Newton's law of motion

The three laws that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on it.

The speed of an object in a given direction.

The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Energy caused by the movement of electrons.

A disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter.

The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

The distance between successive crests of a wave.

A wave that is created by vibrating objects and travels through a medium.

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface.

The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.

A material that allows the flow of electric current.

A closed path through which an electric current flows.

A material that does not allow electric current to flow.

Electromagnetic force

A fundamental force that causes interactions between charged particles.

Electric charge at rest on an object.

Physcial Science Flashcards

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Kinetic energy

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The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

2.

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Potential energy

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

3.

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Law of conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

4.

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Law of conservation of matter

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Matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system.

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Kinetic and potential energy transformation

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The process of converting energy from one form to another.

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Energy transfer

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The movement of energy from one location to another.

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Gravitational potential energy

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Potential energy held by an object because of its height.

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