Physical Science Vocab

What is the energy an object has because of its motion?

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• velocity

• mass

• Joule

What is the amount of energy that is stored in an object?

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• velocity

• mass

• Joule

What is a unit of measurement of energy?

• kinetic Energy

• acceleration

• velocity

• Mass

• Joule

What is the a change in the velocity of an object?

• kinetic energy

• acceleration

• Velocity

• Mass

• Joule

What is the speed and direction of moving objects?

• potential energy

• acceleration

• Velocity

• Mass

• Joule

What is the amount of matter in an object?

• kinetic energy

• acceleration

• velocity

• mass

• Joule

What is a force applied to an object over a distance?

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• velocity

• mass

• work

Energy cannot be created out of nothing, nor can it be completely destroyed. Energy can only change its form.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• work

These are shear waves. They are slower than P-waves. They are the waves you feel after the initial waves. They move rock the way gelatin jiggles in a bowl.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Matter

• Transverse Wave

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

These are pressure waves. They are most similar to sound glossary term (opens in a new window)waves. They travel as regions of expansion and compression through solid glossary term (opens in a new window)rock and liquid glossary term (opens in a new window)rock (or magma). Like sound waves, they are longitudinal glossary term (opens in a new window) waves.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Matter

• Transverse Wave

• P-Waves

• S-Waves