Forces and Energy Flashcards
A method to find the arrangement of an equation
Formula Triangle
Close to the true value
Accurate
Of gravity, the direction of the force towards an object, such as the earth or the sun is directed towards the middle of that object
Acts Towards the Center
The amount or number or something
Quantity
The force of gravity on an object
Weight
The planet on which we live
Earth
The quantity of matter in an object
Mass
The unit of force
Newtons
The unit of mass
Kilogram
A quantity that must be changed or transferred to make something happen
Chemical
Energy stored when things are pulled or squeezed to change their shape
Elastic Potential
The energy transferred by current in a circuits
Electrical
A substance that provides heat, usually by being burnt
Fuel
Energy stored when an object moves higher
Gravitational Potential
Energy transferred from vibrating objects
Sound
Heat energy stored in hot objects and transferred to colder objects
Thermal
Kept for future use
Stored
Objects that give out their own light
luminous
The energy in movement
Kinetic
The unit of energy
Joule
To move from one place to another
Transferred
Visible energy from luminous objects
Light
A series of changes that happen, such as burning
Process
A thing that happens
Event
To become different
Change
Able to be used; wanted
Useful
Energy that is not usefully transferred
Wasted Energy
Energy that spreads out and cannot be recovered
Dissipated
To get something back again
Recovered
