Energy and Forces Week 6 and 7 Vocabulary

matter

• all the stuff, made of atoms

• a type of energy

• a form of liquid

• a solid object

kinetic energy

• potential energy

• motion energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

renewable

• available daily

• limited to certain seasons

• requires fossil fuels

• non-replenishable

potential energy

• stored energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

friction

• force that opposes the motion of an object

• force that accelerates an object

• force that changes the direction of an object

• force that increases the speed of an object

net force

• total force acting on an object

• the force exerted by gravity

• the force of friction acting on an object

• the force applied by a person

force

• a push or pull

• a type of energy

• a measure of mass

• a change in velocity

non-renewable

• takes a long time to form

• can be replenished quickly

• is always available

• is derived from renewable sources

transfer

• moving from one form to another

• a type of financial transaction

• a method of communication

• a physical movement of objects

energy

• what makes matter do something

• a measure of temperature

• a type of force

• the ability to create matter