Vocabulary
This word means the energy of motion
Kinetic Energy
When two objects come in contact with each other
Collision
This is energy caused by an increase in temperature
Heat/thermal energy
A bike rolling down a hill
Kinetic
A push or a pull
Force
Stored energy in an object based on its mass and position
Potential energy
When the energy of one object is passed to another object when they collide
Transfer of energy
This is a type of potential energy stored in a spring or an elastic band
Elastic potential energy
A car parked in the driveway
Potential
A force that pulls objects down to earth
Gravity
The ability to do work
Energy
The cause or the first thing that happens when two objects collide
Action
This type of energy comes from the sun
Solar energy
A stretched rubber band
Potential
A force caused by rubbing two objects together. It causes moving objects to slow down.
Friction
The amount of matter inside an object
Mass
Something that happens in response to an action
Reaction
This is a type of energy caused by the flow of electricity
Electrical energy
Water flowing down a river
Kinetic
When you are trying to move a heavy object, you need to apply _________.
More force or Less force
More force
The distance and object travels per unit of time (miles per hour, meters per second)
Speed
When a meteor hits a spaceship, the ____ will be what happens after the collision.
Action or Reaction
Reaction
This type of energy is found in fuels and in the food we eat
Chemical energy
A light switch in the "off" position
Potential
This type of force creates thermal energy as an object moves (think of the pendulum simulation!)
Friction