Mechanical Energy Vocabulary

_______________ is the transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes the object move in the direction of the force.

• gravitational potential energy

• work

• mechanical energy

• law of conservation of energy

• elastic potential energy

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__________ is the energy due to motion.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• elastic potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

• work

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_______ can stretch and return to its original shape quickly and easily.

• Inertia

• Kinetic Energy

• Friction

• Elastic

____________________ is stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.

• mechanical energy

• gravitational potential energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• law of conservation of energy

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______________ is stored in objects that are compressed or stretched, such as springs or rubber bands.

• mechanical energy

• work

• law of conservation of energy

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

Not active or moving.

• Resting

• Friction

• Elastic

• Inertia

A force that pulls objects toward each other.

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Motion

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A law that states that energy is always transferring, but energy is not created or destroyed.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• law of conservation of energy

• gravitational potential energy

• work

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A force that opposes the motion of one object moving past another, can cause things to become warm, and makes it difficult for two surfaces to move or slide past each other.

• Motion

• Inertia

• Friction

• Kinetic Energy

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion; an object will either want to keep moving or remain at rest until a force causes a change.

• Gravity

• Motion

• Kinetic Energy

• Inertia