Work, Energy, and Motion Vocabulary

The ability to do work

• energy

• motion

• force

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The change in an object's position or orientation over time relative to a reference point

• force

• energy

• speed

• motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A push or pull exerted on an object that has mass, causing it to move

• force

• work

• mass

• direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The transfer of energy to or from an object by applying a force that causes it to move a certain distance

• work

• energy

• mass

• height

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The rate at which energy is transferred or work is done

• force

• energy

• direction

• power

The amount of motion an object has

• power

• momentum

• force

• work

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

How fast an object is moving

• mass

• energy

• speed

• direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The total length of the path an object travels, without considering direction

• momentum

• energy

• work

• distance

Energy in motion

• potential energy

• work

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Energy that is stored

• potential energy

• work

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2