8 TH GRADE STUDY GUIDE

ALMOST THERE ASSESSMENT: TOMORROW!

• TOMORROW YOU WILL BE TAKING YOUR ATA

• TODAY WILL BE A DAY FOR REVIEW
DEFINE AND GIVE EXAMPLES FOR PE AND KE
Potential Energy Kinetic Energy

• Stored energy in an object due • Energy of motion

to its position

• Examples:
1. a coiled spring
2. water behind a dam
3. a stretched rubber band
4. a quarterback’s arm before
throwing a pass
• Examples:
1. A person walking
2. A thrown baseball
3. Riding a bicycle
4. Energy in an electron
 Type of Energy Definition
DEFINITIONS Examples
Thermal Heat energy A cup of coffee

Mechanical Energy that results from Rollercoaster moving up

movement or the location of a hill
an object
Light (radiant) Energy from light or Light from the sun
electromagnetic waves

Sound Energy of sound- moves Music from the radio,

through air or another
medium band instruments
Electrical Energy from the movement of Lightning
charged particles

Chemical Chemical reactions between Burning coal and

atoms
wood
Nuclear Changes in atomic nuclei Nuclear power plants
from nuclear reactions
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
Object Energy Transformation

Toaster Electrical  Thermal and Radiant (light)

Windmill Mechanical  Electric

Flashlight Chemical  Radiant

Lightbulb Electrical  Thermal and Radiant

Circuit Electrical  Thermal and Radiant

 6. WHICH OF THESE HAS KINETIC ENERGY?
EXPLAIN.

A.ROLLING BASKETBALL  THE BASKETBALL IS MOVING,

THEREFORE HAS KINETIC ENERGY
B.JAR SITTING ON COUNTER
C.ROCK SITTING ON GROUND
D.BRICKS STACKED ON EACH OTHER
7. IDENTIFY TYPES OF ENERGY TRANSFER
8. FILL OUT THE CHART
Types of Heat Definition Example
Transfer
Conduction Heat transfer by Touching a stove
direct contact and being burned

Convection Heat transfer by Boiling water

rising and falling
heat
Radiation Emission of energy Heat from the sun
from
electromagnetic
waves
KE: MASS X VELOCITY2 / 2

A CAR HAS A MASS OF 2,000 KG AND IS

TRAVELING AT 28 METERS PER SECOND. WHAT IS
THE CAR’S KINETIC ENERGY?

2,000/28 = 71.4 KG/METERS

GPE: MASS X GRAVITY X HEIGHT
MR. DELLIGATTI DECIDES TO BREAK THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS FOR BUNGEE JUMPING. HE GOES TO THE MACAU TOWER
IN CHINA WHERE THE CURRENT RECORD IS HELP. AFTER SEVERAL
HEART-POUNDING SECONDS, HE LEAPS FROM A HEIGHT OF 233
METERS. IF HIS WEIGHT IS 86 KILOGRAMS, WHAT WOULD MY
POTENTIAL ENERGY BE JUST PRIOR TO JUMPING?

GPE = 86 X 9.8 X 233 = 196,372 JOULES