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by Rathburn, May 2015

Subjects: Science

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	Kinetic Energy	Energy resulting from motion
	Elastic Energy	Stored in a stretched spring, can do work when released
	Energy	The ability to do work
	Joule	Unit of energy and of work
	Chemical Energy	Stored in the food we eat, gives us energy, cars run on it
	Mechanical Energy	Combined energy of an object due to position or motion
	Potential Energy	Energy resulting from position (stored energy)
	Nuclear Energy	Energy stored in the nucleus or an atom, hydrogen bomb
	Position	Location of an object
	Reference Point	Location to which you compare other locations
	Motion	A change in position over time
	Speed	The measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time
	Velocity	The measure of speed in a certain/specific direction
	Force	A push or a pull
	Net Force	Combination of all forces acting on an object
	Inertia	The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion
	Gravity	The force of attraction between objects due to their mass
	Free Fall	Gravity pulls an object and no other force is acting on the object
	Orbit	The path an object travels around another object in space