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Force & Motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The tendency of a moving object to stay in motion or a resting object to stay at rest | Inertia |
| a force that slows the motion of moving objects | friction |
| the ability to do work | energy |
| energy that an object has because of its position | potential energy |
| energy of motion | kinetic energy |
| the kind of energy an object has because it can move or because it is moving | mechanical energy |
| energy that comes from chemical changes | chemical energy |
| energy that comes from the flow of electricity | electrical energy |
| the result of a force moving an object | work |
| a machine made of one or two parts | simple machine |
| a machine made of two or more simple machines | compound machine |
| a machine made of many simple and compound machines | complex machine |
| a push or a pull on an object that can cause it to change motion | force |
| a force that pulls any two objects toward one another, such as you toward the center of the earth | gravity |