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Energy
Gravity & Kinetic Energy
25 cards·by efurman
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What is the change of velocity per unit of time?
Acceleration
What is the force exerted by air molecules on objects moving through air?
Air resistance
What is the theoretical constant speed at which an object would have to travel in order to go a
given distance in a given period of time?
Average Speed
What is the speed that does not vary over time?
Constant Speed
What is a restriction or limitation?
Constraint
What do you call a standard for evaluating or testing something?
Criteria
What do you call a negative change of velocity per unit of time (moving more slowly)?
Deceleration
What do you call a symbol that indicates change?
Delta
What do you call how far between two objects or locations?
Distance
What do you call usable power that can be transferred or converted to different forms, but
cannot be created or destroyed?
Energy
What do you call an interaction between objects? A push or pull.
Force
What do you call a force acting between surfaces in contact? Acts to resist motion.
Friction
What is a unit of mass?
Gram
What is a force of attraction between masses?
Gravity
What is it called when you reach a conclusion based on evidence?
Infer
What is a unit of kinetic energy?
Joule
What do you call energy of motion?
Kinetic Energy
What is a measure of the quantity of matter in an object?
Mass
What do you call the process of changing position?
Motion
What is a unit that describes measurement of force?
Newton
What type of energy stored in the position or condition of an object?
Potential Energy
What do you call the steepness of a line on a graph?
Slope
What do you call the distance traveled by an object in a unit of time?
Speed
What do you call any factor that can be changed?
Variable
What is a measurement of the force of gravity from a massive object (such as Earth) pulling
another object toward it?
Weight