Potential and Kinetic Energy Vocabulary Test

the ability to do work or cause change

• gravity

• energy

• force

• work

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the amount of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position, relative to other objects, or condition

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• sound energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

the energy an object has due to its motion

• potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

the energy stored in stretched or compressed objects

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• electric energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

the energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance

• gravitational potential energy

• elastic potential energy

• chemical potential energy

• nuclear energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

the movement of molecules that make up the object; energy in the form of heat

• nuclear energy

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects

• wind energy

• geothermal energy

• hydropower energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

energy caused by an object's vibrations

• wind energy

• sound energy

• hydropower energy

• geothermal energy

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.4-PS4-1

energy carried by electromagnetic waves

• radiant energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1