Sled Wars Vocabulary

A change in speed or direction is ______.

• friction

• acceleration

• kinetic energy

• momentum

The ability to cause changes, apply a force, or do work is ______.

• speed

• momentum

• friction

• energy

A force that works against motion as surfaces rub together is ______.

• friction

• momentum

• speed

• acceleration

The energy an object has because of its motion is _____.

• speed

• momentum

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

A measure of how difficult it is to stop a moving object is _____.

• speed

• momentum

• speed

• friction

The energy an object has because of its position or shape is _____.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• energy

• momentum

How quickly an object is moving is _____.

• acceleration

• friction

• momentum

• speed