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8th Grade Kinetic and Potential Energy Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, and potential energy is energy stored by the arrangement of a system's parts. There are 3 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Calculate Changes in Kinetic Energy uses KE = 1/2 × m × v² for a baseball and a roller coaster car, Crater Size and Kinetic Energy Data graphs nine steel ball drops into flour, and Rank Stored Energy in Springs, Magnets and Heights adds PE = m × g × h. The sheets practice MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-2 and MS-PS3-5.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Use KE = 1/2 × m × v², with mass in kilograms and speed in meters per second, to get joules. Doubling the speed makes the kinetic energy four times as large. The crater sheet shows this with steel balls dropped at 2, 3 and 4 m/s.

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