Energy 1
What is potential energy that depends on the height of an object?
Gravitational potential energy!!!
Define force.
A push or pull exerted on an object.
what is the force that pulls objects towards each other?
Gravity
What is a incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow?
Open circuit
define newtons law of motion
a unit of measure that equals 1kg of mass
What is the force that one surface exerts on another object?
FRICTION!!!!!!!
Define sliding friction.
Friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another.
define kinetic energy
that an object has due to it's motion
What is stored energy that results from the potential shape of an object?
potential energy
define air resistance
the fluid friction experienced by objects falling from the sky
What is the rate at which velocity changes.
Acceleration
What is the energy of electric change.
Electrical energy.
what is kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object?
mechanical energy
circuit
a PATHWAY for the flow of electricity
what is balanced force
equal forces acting on an pbject in opposite directions
What is the motion of falling objects when the only force acting on it is gravity.
Free fall.
define closed circuit.
A complete circuit through electricity flows.
define motion.
The state in which one objects distance from another changes.
define static friction.
friction that acts on a object that are not in motion
what is a battery
a source of stored chemical energy
What is the total potential and kinetic energy of the particles of an object.
Thermal energy.
Define elastic potential energy.
The energy of structed or compressed objects.
define Nuclear energy.
the potential energy stored in the nuclear of an atom.
what is rolling friction
friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface
chemical energy is?
the potential energy stored in chemical bonds