General Science

Kinetic Energy (KE)

Energy that comes from motion; greater with speed or mass.

Potential Energy (PE)

Energy stored by position, gained by doing work against gravity.

Thermal Energy

Energy caused by the microscopic motion of atoms/molecules.

Law of Conservation of Energy

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another.

Translational Motion

Straight-line movement of an object.

Rotational Motion

Motion of an object around an axis.

Pascal’s Principle

Pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted equally in all directions.

Momentum (p)

The product of mass and velocity; inertia in motion.

Archimedes’ Principle

The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

Density

Mass per unit volume of a substance; determines if an object will float or sink.