Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

elastic

able to return to normal shape after being stretched or compressed

potential energy

energy stored in an object due to its position, shape, or state

energy

the capacity to do work

spring

an object that can be stretched by a force and then return to its original shape after the force is removed. Typically a spiral metal coil

proportional

a relationship between two variables. One variable is always a constant value times the other

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