Physics Vocabulary Check Up
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- Q 1/25Score 0the amount of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position relative to other objects29kinetic energychemical energythermal energypotential energy
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- Q1the amount of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position relative to other objectskinetic energychemical energythermal energypotential energy20s
- Q2the energy an object has because of its motionelastic energychemical energykinetic energypotential energy20s
- Q3energy that an object has because of its motion or its position (kinetic or potential energy - the object must be able to move)thermal energykinetic energypotential energymechanical energy20s
- Q4energy in the form of heatpotential energythermal energyfrictiongravitational energy20s
- Q5the energy that is stored in the bonds between atomselectrical energykinetic energyelastic energychemical energy20s
- Q6A closed loop through which electrons can continuously flow from a current source.magnetic poleelectrical circuitelectrical wiremagnetic field30s
- Q7Energy cannot be created out of nothing, nor can it be completely destroyed. Energy can only change its form.Law of GravityLaw of InertiaLaw of Conservation of EnergyLaw of Acceleration20s
- Q8a force that opposes the motion of a body across a surface or through a gas or liquidfrictionthermal energygravitycentripetal force30s
- Q9distance traveled per unit of timemotionspeedaccelerationvelocity20s
- Q10the speed and direction of moving objectsgravityvelocityaccelerationspeed30s
- Q11a force of attraction that exists between any two objects that have massgravityvelocityfrictionmagnetism20s
- Q12a object's change in speed or direction (or a change in velocity)velocityspeedaccelerationreference point30s
- Q13an object's resistance to change (Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest until acted upon by another, greater force.)action/reactioninertiafrictionacceleration30s
- Q14the invisible area surrounding a magnet that causes magnets to exert force over a distancemagnetic polegravitational forcemagnetic fieldJedi force30s
- Q15regions where a magnet is strongest that line up with Earth's magnetic north-south axiscompassmagnetic polemagnetic fieldgravitational area30s
