Kinetic Energy Vocabulary

Energy of motion

• speed

• kinetic energy

• motion

• law of conservation of energy

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, energy just changes form

• law of conservation of energy

• kinetic energy

• mass

• speed

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A measure of how much matter 

is present in a substance

• joule

• motion

• mass

• law of conservation of energy

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The rate of change of position (or distance traveled) with respect to time

• potential energy

• speed

• motion

• kinetic energy

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Stored energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• mass

• joules

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A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

• Kinetic
• Chemical 
• Potential
• Thermal

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A unit of measurement for energy

• kinetic energy

• mass

• joule

• law of conserbation of energy

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• When going around a corner
• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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The change in an object's position with respect to time and in comparison with the position of other objects used as reference points

• law of conservation of energy

• mass

• kinetic energy

• motion

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 

• Height and mass
• Friction and movement
• Mass and Movement
• Height and Friction 

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