Force and Motion Vocab

Define energy

• the ablity to do work

• the ability to push something

• the ability to pull something

define speed

• how fast something is moving

• a car

• the distance something goes

define kinetic energy

• an object in motion

• an object at rest

• an object thinking really hard about moving

define potential energy

• an object at rest

• an object moving really slow

• an object moving really fast

define force

• a pull or a push

• something from star wars

• two things that get warm

define friction

• resistance when things rub together

• the resistance, like from star wars

• a push or pull

define mass

• the amount of matter in an object

• a bowling ball

• space