Vocabulary
What is Potential Energy?
The energy something has because of its position
A stretched rubber band
Potential energy
Why does a soccer ball stop rolling after a while if no one kicks it?
Friction
What is Kinetic Energy
Energy of Motion/Movement
A ball rolling across the floor
Kinetic Energy
The harder you push or pull on something, the faster it will speed up. Also, heavier things need more force to move fast. Which law is this?
2nd
What type of energy is stored energy called?
A rock sitting at the edge of a cliff
Potential Energy
What law explains why you feel pushed back when a rocket takes off?
3rd "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
What do we call the energy that comes from moving parts working together?
Mechanical Energy
A roller coaster being pulled up the first hill
What is the nickname for newtons first law?
Law of Intertia
F=MA
What do the letters stand for in the equation?
A roller coaster halfway down a big hill
Both Kinetic and Potential
An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an ________ force.
Unbalanced