1. Integrated Science Unit 7 - Physics
Unit 7 Vocabulary - Physics
Integrated Science Unit 7 - Physics
Vocabulary List

2. The application of a force, or the movement of something by that force
Work

3. Any influence that tends to make an object move more quickly; a push or a pull
force

4. How far an object has moved
distance

5. The rate at which work is done
power

6. The ability of something to do work
energy

7. The energy due to the position of an object or due to its movement
Mechanical energy

8. Energy that is stored and held in readiness
Potential energy

9. Gravitational potential energy
Potential energy due to elevated positions
Gravitational potential energy

10. Elastic potential energy
Energy stored due to stretching or compressing
Elastic potential energy

11. Chemical potential energy
Energy stored due to a chemical process
Chemical potential energy

12. Energy “lost”, for example, from friction or heat or sound
Dissipated Energy

13. The force that acts to resist the motion (or attempted motion) of objects that are in contact.
FRIction

14. Energy of motion
Kinetic energy

15. Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can be transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes.
Law of conservation of energy

16. A device used to multiply forces or to change direction of forces
machine