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Energy
The ability to do work or cause change.
Force
Push or pull exerted on an object.
Circuit
A pathway for the flow of electricity.
Energy
The ability to do work of cause change.
Motion
State in which one objects distance from another is changing.
Free Fall
Motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity.
Sliding Friction
Friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another.
Gravitational Potential
Potential energy that depends on the height of an object.
Rolling Friction
Friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface.
Battery
A source of stored chemical energy.
Circuit
A pathway for the flow of electricity.
Air resistance
Fluid friction experienced by objects falling through the air.
Thermal Energy
The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an objecct.
Kinetic Energy
Energy that an object has due to its motion.
Fluid Friction
Friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid.
Closed Circuit
A complete circuit through which electricity flows.
Mechanical Energy
Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object.
Friction that acts on objects that are not moving.
Chemical Energy
The potential energy stored in chemical bonds.
Open Circuit
An incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow.
Filiment
The material in a lightbulb (usually a thin wire) that makes light when heated by an electric current.
Newtons 3rd law of motion
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Nuclear Energy
Potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
Electromagnetism
The interaction of electric and magnetic fields.
Elastic Potential Energy
The energy of stretched or compressed objects.