Force and Motion Vocab

Front

Ability to do work or cause change

Back

Energy

Front

Energy of moving things

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

Energy stored in an object

Back

Potential energy

Front

Interaction that changes an object's motion; a push or pull.

Back

Force

Front

Force that attracts objects to a center, influenced by mass and distance.

Back

Gravity

Front

Force on mass due to gravity

Back

Weight

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

Mass

Front

Change in position over time

Back

Motion

Front

Measure of how fast something moves in a given time

Back

Speed

Front

Components currently studied:

Back

System