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SOL 4.2 Force, Motion, Energy Moving Objects

1. The document discusses different types of energy: kinetic energy is the energy of motion possessed by moving objects, while potential energy is stored energy that objects have even when stationary. 2. A force is needed to cause an object to move, change direction or speed, or stop moving. Forces can be measured by their effect on an object's speed. 3. Friction and gravity are examples of forces that resist movement by slowing or stopping motion, with friction creating heat as it causes matter to rub against matter.

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SOL 4.2 Force, Motion, Energy Moving Objects

1. The document discusses different types of energy: kinetic energy is the energy of motion possessed by moving objects, while potential energy is stored energy that objects have even when stationary. 2. A force is needed to cause an object to move, change direction or speed, or stop moving. Forces can be measured by their effect on an object's speed. 3. Friction and gravity are examples of forces that resist movement by slowing or stopping motion, with friction creating heat as it causes matter to rub against matter.

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SOL 4.

2 Force, Motion and Energy

Moving Objects

1. Did you know that everything in the world can be organized into two
categories or groups? These two groups are matter and energy. If something
is not matter, it’s energy. Let’s investigate energy!

2. Energy is all around us. We can see it as light, feel it as heat, hear it as
sound, and produce it as we do work. Energy can be divided into two groups:
kinetic and potential. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. All moving
objects have kinetic energy. When an object is in motion, it changes its
position by moving in a direction: up, down, forward, or backward.

3. Potential energy is stored energy. Even when an object is sitting still, it


has energy stored inside that can be turned into kinetic energy (motion). An
excellent example is a baseball pitcher. Right before a pitcher throws the
baseball, he stands very still (stored energy). As he winds up and releases the
ball, the stored energy is changed into kinetic energy, the energy of motion!
But what caused the ball to move?

4. For an object to move, there must be a force. A force is a push or pull that
causes an object to move, change direction, change speed, or stop. Without a
force, an object that is moving will continue to move and an object at rest will
remain at rest. Some forces are greater than other forces, and the greater the
force the greater the motion. We can measure how great or small a motion is
by measuring the speed of an object. Speed tells us how fast something is
moving. The speed of an object can increase, decrease, or remain the same.

5. Not all forces cause motion, however. Some forces, like gravity and
friction, resist or work against movement. Friction happens when matter
rubs against matter. It slows the speed of a moving object and creates heat.
A simple example of friction is when you rub your hands together. As you rub
your hands against each other, friction occurs and heat is created.
SOL 4.2 Force, Motion and Energy

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1. What is needed in order for an object to move?

2. What is force?

3. What is speed?

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1. What is friction?

2. What does friction create?

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4. What is needed in order for an object to move?

5. What is force?

6. What is speed?

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3. What is friction?

4. What does friction create?

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