Force, Motion and Energy

Important Vocabulary Information That you Need to Know

Potential Energy : stored energy

Kinetic Energy : moving energy

Friction : Forces that slowdown or stop movement

Motion : How a position changes over time

Force : to push or pull

Energy : to ability to do work

Work : when an object moves, work is being done

Speed : a measurement of distance over time

Inertia: An object at rest tends to stay at rest while an object in motion stays in motion unless there is a force to stop it.