Energy Terms#1-12

How quickly an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

• acceleration

• energy

• friction

• velocity

  The speed needed for a car to make it through the loop without falling off the track.

• G-force

• critical velocity

• energy transfer

• gravity

  A clear, concise statement that answers the question of an investigation.

• mass

• evidence

• claim

• matter

Any push or pull.

• friction

• matter

• energy

• force

Data or research that supports the claim. Comes directly from the data collected and should cite actual numbers or observations.

• evidence

• claim

• friction

• matter

A force that acts on an object when it rubs against another object or material.

• mass

• friction

• G-Force

• kinetic energy

  An abbreviation - it is equal to the force exerted on an object by Earth’s gravity at sea level.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• G-force

• force

A force with which one object pulls another object. Earth’s _______ pulls things down or toward the center of Earth.

• friction

• force

• G-Force

• gravity

The measure of the amount of matter in an object.

• claim

• kinetic energy

• force

• mass

The energy of an object in motion, which is directly related to its velocity and its mass.

• critical velocity

• kinetic energy

• acceleration

• matter