Science Vocab_GP2_ October 24 Newtons Laws and Energy

Question 1

potential energy

Answer 1

stored energy that depends on the interaction of objects, particles or atoms

Question 2

thermal energy

Answer 2

sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

Question 3

Newton First Law of Motion

Answer 3

the motion of an object does not change if the net force of an object is zero

Question 3

type of potential energy stored in an object due to its height above the Earth (water at top of dam)

Answer 3

gravitational potential energy

Question 4

When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal force in the opposite direction on the first object.

Answer 4

Newton’s Third Law

Question 4

sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system of objects

Answer 4

mechanical energy

Question 5

Newton

Answer 5

N= mass x acceleration (1N=1 kg x m /s^2)

Question 5

If the net force on an object is zero, the motion of an object does not change.

Answer 5

Newton’s First Law

Question 5

energy transferred by waves moving through the ground

Answer 5

seismic energy

Question 6

the total momentum of a group of objects stays the same unless outside forces act on the objects

Answer 6

law of conservation of mass

Question 7

Distance an object travels per unit of time.

Answer 7

Speed

Question 7

energy carried by electromagnetic waves (sun’s light waves, cell phones, microwaves, radios, wifi)

Answer 7

radiant energy

Question 8

any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path

Answer 8

circulation motion

Question 8

stored energy that depends on the interaction of objects, particles or atoms

Answer 8

potential energy

Question 9

energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom

Answer 9

nuclear energy

Question 11

gravitational potential energy

Answer 11

type of potential energy stored in an object due to its height above the Earth (water at top of dam)

Question 12

the measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object (momentum=mass x velocity or p=m x v); unit of measure kg x m/s

Answer 12

momentum

Question 13

the motion of an object does not change if the net force of an object is zero

Answer 13

Newton First Law of Motion

Question 14

chemical energy

Answer 14

energy that is stored in and released from the bonds between atoms

Question 15

Acceleration is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by its mass

Answer 15

Newton’s Second Law

Question 16

nuclear energy

Answer 16

energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom

Question 16

the ability to cause a change

Answer 16

energy

Question 17

Newton’s Second Law

Answer 17

Acceleration is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by its mass

Question 17

the energy an object has because it is in motion

Answer 17

kinetic energy

Question 18

combined forces from a net force of zero

Answer 18

balanced forces

Question 20

the forces two objects apply to each other

Answer 20

force pair

Question 21

seismic energy

Answer 21

energy transferred by waves moving through the ground

Question 22

radiant energy

Answer 22

energy carried by electromagnetic waves (sun's light waves, cell phones, microwaves, radios, wifi)

Question 23

force pair

Answer 23

the forces two objects apply to each other

Question 25

sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

Answer 25

thermal energy

Question 26

Speed and direction of a moving object.

Answer 26

Velocity

Question 27

circulation motion

Answer 27

any motion in which an object is moving along a curved path

Question 29

momentum

Answer 29

the measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object (momentum=mass x velocity or p=m x v); unit of measure kg x m/s

Question 31

unbalanced forces

Answer 31

combined forces that form a net force that s not zero

Question 32

Newton's Third Law

Answer 32

When one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal force in the opposite direction on the first object.

Question 32

the energy that an electric current carries is a form of kinetic energy

Answer 32

electrical energy

Question 33

combination of all the forces acting on an object

Answer 33

net force

Question 34

combined forces that form a net force that s not zero

Answer 34

unbalanced forces

Question 36

sound energy

Answer 36

energy carried by sound waves

Question 38

energy that is stored in and released from the bonds between atoms

Answer 38

chemical energy

Question 39

balanced forces

Answer 39

combined forces from a net force of zero

Question 40

inertia

Answer 40

tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

Question 42

law of conservation of mass

Answer 42

the total momentum of a group of objects stays the same unless outside forces act on the objects

Question 43

tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

Answer 43

inertia

Question 44

A force in circular motion that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion toward the center of the circle.

Answer 44

centripetal force

Question 45

kinetic energy

Answer 45

the energy an object has because it is in motion

Question 46

Velocity

Answer 46

Speed and direction of a moving object.

Question 47

centripetal force

Answer 47

A force in circular motion that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion toward the center of the circle.

Question 48

geothermal energy

Answer 48

particles in the Earth's interior containing great amounts of thermal energy

Question 50

energy carried by sound waves

Answer 50

sound energy

Question 51

energy

Answer 51

the ability to cause a change

Question 52

net force

Answer 52

combination of all the forces acting on an object

Question 53

electrical energy

Answer 53

the energy that an electric current carries is a form of kinetic energy

Question 54

particles in the Earth's interior containing great amounts of thermal energy

Answer 54

geothermal energy

Question 55

mechanical energy

Answer 55

sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system of objects

Question 56

Speed

Answer 56

Distance an object travels per unit of time.

Question 57

N= mass x acceleration (1N=1 kg x m /s^2)

Answer 57

Newton

Question 58

Newton's First Law

Answer 58

If the net force on an object is zero, the motion of an object does not change.