Motion
Energy
Circuit
Vocab. Words
Miscellaneous
100
What is motion?
What is distance from another object is changing
100
What is energy?
What is the ability to cause changes in matter?
100
What is a closed circuit?
What is a circuit that has no gaps in the wire; lets electrons flow
100
What is potential energy?
What is stored energy
100
What can you sense thermal energy as?
What is temperature
200
How can you tell if an object is in motion?
What is if the distance from the object and the reference is changing
200
Is energy ever lost?
What is no
200
What is an open circuit?
What is a circuit with one or more gaps in it; stops flow of electrons
200
What is a current?
What is the substance that flows through the wires of a circuit
200
What is sound energy carried as?
What is waves in vibrating matter
300
What is something motion can be described with?
What is reference directions
300
What is the formula for mechanical energy?
What is Mechanical energy=KE+PE
300
What is a series circuit?
What is a circuit with only one path for electricity
300
What is resistance?
What is friction that impedes flow of current through the circuit
300
What is deceleration?
What is a decrease in speed
400
What is something that resists a change in motion?
What is inertia
400
Where does light energy travel?
What is space
400
What is a parallel circuit?
What is many paths for electricity to flow
400
What is speed?
What is a measure of how quickly an object gets from one place to another
400
What is Newton's first law of motion?
What is an object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force
500
If something is in motion on a distance/time graph, how can you tell if something is not in motion?
What is a horizontal line
500
What is an example of chemical energy?
What is body breaking down food, etc.
500
What circuit stays on even if a bulb goes out?
What is a parallel circuit
500
What is velocity?
What is the speed and direction of an object
500
What is the average speed formula?
What is Average Speed= Total Distance/Total Time