Roller Coaster Unit Vocabulary Assignment

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

The unit we use for mass when calculating forces should be in which unit?

• m

• kg

• g

• km

Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

• similar
• opposite
• parallel
• west

A ______ is a push or a pull acting upon an object

• Acceleration
• force
• friction
• energy

This is a force that moves a roller coaster car down the tracks.

• push

• magic

• gravity

• slide

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

What is mass?

• the force of an object caused by gravity
• the amount of space something takes up
• the amount of matter in an object
• how fast something is moving

What is energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• The ability to do work.

What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• non renewable energy

Energy stored due to the possibility of gravity acting on it is called:

• Gravitational Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Mechanical Advantage

• Chemical Energy