A | B |
ability to do work | energy |
ability to produce energy | work |
potential energy | stored energy |
force that pulls objects together | gravity |
energy from chemical changes | chemical energy |
tools that make work easier | machines |
machine with many moving parts | complex |
combination of 2 or more simple machines | compound |
when as much energy is used as possible | efficiency |
energy in motion | kinetic |
a type of simple machine | ax |
a ball moving down a hill has____ | kinetic energy |
occurs when two forces rub against each other | friction |
objects in motion tend to stay in motion, st rest tend to stay at rest | inertia |
push or pull that causes something to move | force |
simple machine that lifts loads and has a fulcrum | lever |
simple machine that uses a wheel and rope | pulley |
two inclined planes put together that pushes things apart | wedge |
solar energy comes from the ___ | sun |
electricity that can flow through wires is called what? | current electricity |
this allows electricity to flow freely | conductor |
this does not allow electricity to flow freely | insulator |
pathway taken by electric currents | circuit(s) |
type of circuit that allows movement of electrical energy | closed circuit |
prevents the movement of electrical energy | open circuit |
circuit that provides more than one pathway | parallel circuit |
rubbing material together creates what? | static electricity |
the discharge of static electricity | lightning |
a good conductor of electricity | metal |
ground water, lakes, rivers, bays, Atlantic Oceanocean | water resources of Virginia |
area over which surface water flows to a single collection place | watershed |
what does an anonometer show? | wind speed |
rotation of the earth on its axis causes these | days |