Energy and Motion Vocabulary Quiz

Stored energy in an object at rest.

• energy

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

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Energy of a moving object

• motion energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

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the ability to make things move or change

• energy

• light

• frequency

• wave

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The distance an object travels in a particular amount of time.

• motion

• speed

• energy

• mass

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To move from one object to another

• transfer

• transform

• motion

• speed

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To change from one type of energy to another type.

• transfer

• transition

• transform

• translate

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The action of one object bumping into another.

• move

• collision

• bumper

• simulate

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The transfer of thermal energy

• heat

• light

• sound

• mechanical

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Energy that travels as a wave

• radiation

• convection

• speed

• motion

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To demonstrate or copy something to make it easier to understand.

• model

• simulate

• heat

• generate

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