Energy, Motion and Forces Vocabulary

Ability to do work or cause change.

• energy

• force

• velocity

• gravity

Energy of an object due to it's motion.

• newton

• potential

• kinetic

• speed

Energy that results from the position or shape of an object.

• position

• mechanical

• kinetic

• potential

Kinetic and potential energy due to the position.

• kinetic

• mechanical

• force

• motion

States that energy can not be created or destroyed.

• gravity

• law of conservation of energy

• reference point

• kinetic

Force of attraction between objects due to their masses.

• velocity

• speed

• position

• gravity

Change of position over time.

• motion

• position

• net force

• newton

Location of an object.

• speed

• gravity

• motion

• position

Place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.

• potential

• motion

• reference point

• inertia

Measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time.

• velocity

• speed

• motion

• position