Potential Energy Worksheet
Explore the concept of potential energy, its different forms, and how to calculate it with this Grade 7 Science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
1. What is potential energy?
Energy of motion
Stored energy due to position or state
Heat energy
Light energy
2. Which of the following is an example of gravitational potential energy?
A car speeding down a highway
A stretched rubber band
A book resting on a high shelf
A burning candle
3. The formula for gravitational potential energy is PE = m × g × h, where 'm' stands for , 'g' for , and 'h' for .
4. Chemical potential energy is stored in the between atoms and molecules.
5. The higher an object is lifted, the less gravitational potential energy it has.
True
False
6. A compressed spring has elastic potential energy.
True
False
7. A student lifts a 2 kg textbook to a height of 1.5 meters. Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the textbook. (Use g = 9.8 m/s²)
8. Observe the energy pyramid below. What does this diagram represent in terms of energy flow?
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