Motion and Energy Vocab

What is the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurs

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms?

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the speed of an object in a particular direction?

• work

• energy

• velocity

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a measure of how hot (or cold) something is: specifically a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?

• velocity

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies?

• acceleration

• energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the rate at which velocity changes over time?

• speed

• acceleration

• work

• energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is the energy of an object that is due to the object's motion?

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force?

• speed

• work

• mechanical energy

• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the capacity to do work?

• energy

• work

• speed

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5