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Science Midterm

1.

Energy

the ability to cause change

2.

Kinetic Energy

energy in motion

3.

Potential Energy

energy at rest

4.

Law of Conservation

energy cannot be created nor destroyed

5.

Periodic Table

organizes the 118 elements that make up everything

6.

Balanced Forces

equal in net force

7.

Unbalanced Forces

unequal net force

8.

Newton's 3rd law

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

9.

Calculating Force

F=ma(mass*acceleration

10.

Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy

GPE=mgh(mass*gravity constant*height)

11.

Calculating kinetic Energy

KE=1/2mv2(1/2*mass*velocity2

12.

Mechanical Wave

transfers energy through a material called a medium

13.

Transverse Wave

the disturbance is moving in different directions

14.

Longitudial Wave

the disturbance moves in the same direction