Energy, Force, Motion Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is a substance that allows the transfer of energy from one location to another?

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A MEDIUM

Front

What are materials that allow thermal or electric energy to pass through easily?

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Conductors

Front

What do we call a force that moves an object towards you?

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Pull

Front

What is the property of matter that keeps it in its existing state of rest or uniform motion unless changed by an external force?

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Inertia

Front

What is the bending of light as it passes through one medium to another called?

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Refraction

Front

What is the term for a force that moves an object away from you?

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Push

Front

What do we call materials that do not allow thermal or electric energy to pass through easily?

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Insulators

Front

What is the law that states for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

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Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

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What is the term for the energy of motion?

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Kinetic Energy

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What is the term for stored energy?

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Potential Energy