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GKE Invest 3 and 4
Gravity and Kinetic Energy Investigation 3 and 4 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| COLLISION | WHEN ONE OBJECT HITS ANOTHER OBJECT |
| ENERGY | USABLE POWER THAT CAN BE TRANSFERRED OR CONVERTED TO DIFFERENT FORMS, BUT CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED |
| FRICTION | A FORCE ACTING BETWEEN SURFACES IN CONTACT. IT ACTS TO RESIST MOTION |
| JOULE | A UNIT OF KINETIC ENERGY |
| KINETIC ENERGY | ENERGY OF MOTION |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | ENERGY STORED IN THE POSITION OR CONDITION OF AN OBJECT |
| VARIABLE | ANY FACTOR THAT CAN BE CHANGED |
| CONSTRAINT | A RESTRICTION OR LIMITATION |
| CRITERION | A STANDARD FOR EVALUATING OR TESTING SOMETHING |
| IMPULSE | FORCE APPLIED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME |