Energy and Motion Concepts

Front

Is the reason something happens

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cause

Front

Is what happens

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effect

Front

Is the ability to do work or cause change

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energy

Front

Is a stored energy in an object at rest

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potential energy

Front

Is the energy of a moving object

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kinetic energy

Front

Speed and direction; a characteristic of all matter including the particles that make up matter

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motion

Front

The distance an object travels in a particular amount of time, such as a minute or an hour

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speed

Front

Which way an object is moving

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direction

Front

Affects the speed or direction of an object

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force

Front

When energy is transformed, DOES NOT change from one energy to another.

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false