Science Language Students Should Know and Use
Amplitude:
The maximum distance from the resting point of a wave.
Complex machines:
A machine that utilizes two or more simple machines. (inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, wheel and axle).
Energy:
The capability to do work or cause a change.
Force:
A push or a pull on an object.
Friction:
A force that opposes motion. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other.
Gravity:
The invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.
Potential energy:
Energy that is stored and held in readiness.
Kinetic energy:
Energy of movement or motion.
Wave:
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
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