Physics Vocab

The force of attraction between massive bodies that is due to gravitation.

• Gravitational Force
• Conduction
• Work
• Acceleration

The transfer of energy as heat through a material.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Thermal Energy

The rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy.

• Force
• Work
• Power
• Energy

The capacity to do work.

• Work
• Power
• Force
• Energy

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A quantity that has both size and direction.

• Efficiency
• Vector
• Radiation
• Acceleration

The transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force.

• Work
• Power
• Energy
• Vector

A push or a pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion of the object

• Work
• Power
• Energy
• Force

The rate at which velocity changes over time - it must change speed, direction, or both

• Acceleration
• Efficiency
• Work
• Speed

The movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat.

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection
• Thermal Energy

The total kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms.

• Temperature
• Thermal Energy
• Heat
• Radiation