click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Motion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion | Reference Point |
| Meter (measures the length of a path between two points) | Distance SI Unit |
| The distance an object moves per unit of time. | Speed |
| Calculate the total distance traveled by the total time. (Speed= Distance/Time) | Average Speed |
| The speed at which an object is moving at a given instant in time. | Instantaneous Speed |
| Speed in a given direction. If you know the speed and direction of an object, then you know the velocity. | Velocity |
| Plotting time on the x-axis (horizontal axis), and distance on y-axis (vertical axis). | Graphing Motion |
| is the steepness of the line, shows how fast one variable changes in relation to the other variable. Slope= Rise/Run | Slope |
| The rate at which energy is transferred, or the amount of energy transferred in a unit of time. Power= Energy Transferred/Time | Power |
| The energy an object has due to its motion. | Kinetic Energy |
| The energy an object has because of its position, also the internal stored energy of an object, such as energy stored in chemical bonds. | Potential Energy |
| Potential energy related to an object’s height. | Gravitational Potential Energy |
| The energy that can be associated with object’s that can be compressed or stretched. | Elastic Potential Energy |
| The form of energy associated with the motion, position, and shape of an object. | Mechanical Energy |
| The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. | Nuclear Energy |
| The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object. | Thermal Energy |
| The energy of electrical charges. | Electrical Energy |
| The form of energy that travels through space in waves. | Electromagnetic Energy |
| The potential energy stored in chemical bonds. | Chemical Energy |
| a change in energy from one to another. | Energy Transformations |
| Energy cannot be created or destroyed just changed from one form to another. | Law of the Conversation of Energy |