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Chap. 4 Vocabulary

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Definition
force   a push or a pull on an object  
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noncontact force   a force that pushes or pulls an object without touching it.  
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contact force   a push or a pull applied by one object to another object that is touching it.  
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friction   a contact force that resists the sliding motion between two objects that are touching.  
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gravity   a non-contact attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.  
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balanced force   the forces acting on an object, when the net force of an object is 0 N.  
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unbalanced force   the forces acting on an object, when the net force of an object is not 0 N  
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energy   the ability to cause change  
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kinetic energy   the energy an object has when it is in motion  
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potential energy   stored energy that depends on the interaction of objects, particles or atoms.  
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electric energy   the energy that an electric current carries is a form of kinetic energy.  
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chemical energy   the energy that is stored in and released from the bonds between atoms.  
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nuclear energy   energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom.  
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mechanical energy   the sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system of objects.  
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thermal energy   the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up an object.  
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sound energy   energy carried by sound waves.  
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seismic energy   energy transferred by waves moving through the ground.  
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radiant energy   energy carried by electromagnetic waves  
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energy transformation   the conversion of one form of energy to another.  
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law of conservation of energy   says that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed  
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work   the transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force acts on the object.  
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joule   how work is measured  
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newton    
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Formula for Work   W=Fd Work(joules)=Force(newtons) times distance  
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