Energy Unit - Essential Vocab Flashcards
(15 cards)
A measure of how fast something moves through a particular distance over a definite time period. Speed is distance divided by time. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Speed 🙌💿
The rate at which velocity changes over time 🕐
Acceleration 🎀✨
A speed in a specific direction ☺️
Velocity 🦶🏽
A force that resists the motion between two surfaces in contact. ♥️
Friction ☝️🤓
A measure of how much matter an object is made of. 💿
Mass 😌
The force of gravity on an object 🦋
Weight 👁️👄👁️
A push or a pull; something that changes the motion of an object 🌫️🌫️🌫️
Force 🦀
Gravity
the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
Motion
the action or process of moving or being moved.
Power
To be able to
Work
activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
Energy
the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
Kinetic energy
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
Potential energy
the stored energy in an object due to its position, properties, and forces acting on it
Law of conservation of energy
energy is neither created nor destroyed.
