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Energy Vocabulary
Sparks Science Vocab
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5th Grade
11/09/2008
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acceleration
 Definition
a change in velocity
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action
 Definition
the first force
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balanced forces
 Definition
forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction
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inertia
 Definition
an object at rest or moving in a straight line
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kinetic energy
 Definition
the energy being used
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momentum
 Definition
the force with which a body moves
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potential energy
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stored energy
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reaction
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the force that comes after the first force
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speed
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the distance an object moves in a given amount of time
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velocity
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speed and direction
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unbalanced forces
 Definition
unequal forces in size causing a change in motion
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