Physical Sciences

Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravitational attraction, acting on the object 

Energy appears in different forms, including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and energy transformations and transfers cause change within systems 

Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and particle models 

Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations 

The motion of objects can be described and predicted using the laws of physics