Chapter 5 Vocabulary

4. energy carried by an electric current
6. energy carried by sound waves
7. a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time
10. the sum of kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up an object
13. energy due to motion
14. the speed and direction of a moving object
19. the process of changing position
20. a push or pull on one object by another object that is touching
22. a force that one object applies to another object without touching it
23. the starting point used to describe the motion or the position of an object
24. the ability to cause change
25. energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom
26. a graph that shows the speed of an object on the y-axis and time on the x-axis
27. an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
28. stored energy due to the interactions between objects and particles

1. a graph that shows how distance and time relate
2. the amount of energy used as a force moves an object over a distance
3. law that states that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by the objects mass
5. difference between initial position and final position
8. energy carried by an electromagnetic wave
9. the distance an object moves divided by the time it takes to move that distance
11. law that states if the net force acting on an object is zero the motion of the object does not change
12. a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching
15. a push or pull on an object
16. an objects distance and direction from the reference point
17. the amount of space between two points
18. sum of the potential engird and the kinetic energy in a system
21. the frictional force between air and objects moving through
29. law that states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction