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15 Cards in this Set
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Energy |
The ability to do work
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Mechanical Energy
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The ability to make something move
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Potential Energy |
Stored energy
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Kinetic Energy
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Energy due to motion
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Motion |
Change of an objects position
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Reference Point |
A fixed unmoving object or location
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Distance |
Determined by measuring an objects position at different times
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Speed |
The rate an object travels
Measured in length units per time units but the units are not always the same |
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Velocity |
The distance that an object travels in a given amount of time in a certain direction
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Acceleration |
A change in velocity during a period of time
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Force |
A push or pull
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Friction
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A force that keeps objects from moving against other objects
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Momentum
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The mass and velocity of an object
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Inertia
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The resistance to a change in motion
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Gravity
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The pull of one object on another
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