Vocabulary 5.1
Formulas
Potential Energy
Vocabulary 5.2
Kinetic Energy
100
The ability to cause change.
What is ENERGY
100
distance\time
What is Average Speed
100
Where would you have more POTENTIAL ENERGY, on a plane OR in a car?
On a plane
100
Describes the location of an object.
What is POSITION
100
What would have more KINETIC ENERGY, a cheetah sleeping on a mountain OR a turtle going to eat some strawburries?
The turtle going to eat some strawburries.
200
Stored energy an object has due to its position, condition, or chemical composition
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY
200
X/Y
What is Slope
200
Where would you have more POTENTIAL ENERGY, in a pool OR on a mountain?
On a mountain
200
A change in position over time.
What is MOTION
300
The energy of motion.
What is KINETIC ENERGY
300
The straight-line distance from the start of a point to the end (Hint: similar to speed)
What is Velocity
300
Where would you have the least amount of POTENTIAL ENERGY, standing on the ground in Colorado OR Florida?
Florida
300
A quantity that has both size and direction.
What is VECTOR
300
If an Elephant and a Quarter fell out of a plane, which one has more Kinetic Energy?
BOTH, I think???
400
States energy can only be transformed.
What is LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
400
Potential+Kinetic
What is Mechanical Energy
400
Where would you have more POTENTIAL ENERGY, jumping out of an Airplane OR jumping off the curb?
Jumping out of an Airplane.
400
The speed in a certain direction.
What is Velocity
400
What would have more KINETIC ENERGY, a fast runner or the Earth?
The Earth
500
Kinetic+Potential energy due to position.
What is MECHANICAL ENERGY
500
What is 1+1
What is 2.1
500
Where would you have more POTENTIAL ENERGY, laying in a hole OR laying on the road?
In a hole
500
A way to calculate the speed of an object that may not always be moving at a constant speed.
What is AVERAGE SPEED
500
What would have the least amount of KINETIC ENERGY, a clown juggling OR an engine motor?
The juggling clown
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