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Matter and Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is energy? | the ability to do work or cause change |
| How is work done? | when a force moves an object through a distance |
| What is force? | a push or pull |
| What is kinetic energy? | energy of motion |
| What is potential energy? | energy that is stored and held in readiness |
| Attraction to magnets | Magnetism |
| The measure of the force or pull of gravity between an object and Earth | Weight |
| The measure of the amount of matter in an object | Mass |
| Temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid | Melting Point |
| Water in the gas state and it is invisible | Water Vapor |
| The property of matter that compares an object's mass to its volume | Density |
| Temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas | Boiling Point |
| The process of a gas changing into a liquid | Condensation |
| The process of separating substances with a filter | Filtration |
| non-contact foreces | Gravity and Magnetism |
| Contact Forces | Collision and Friction |
| Force that occurs when two things rub against each other | Friction |
| Motion | Speed and Direction |