Grade 8 Mechanical Energy Worksheet
Explore mechanical energy, kinetic energy, and potential energy with this Grade 8 science worksheet. Includes definitions, examples, and calculations.
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Mechanical Energy Worksheet
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1. Which of the following best describes mechanical energy?
Energy due to temperature.
The sum of potential and kinetic energy.
Energy stored in chemical bonds.
Energy produced by light.
2. An object at rest on a high shelf possesses what type of energy?
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
Potential energy
Chemical energy
3. The energy of motion is called energy.
4. Mechanical energy is the sum of an object's energy and energy.
5. A car parked on a hill has only kinetic energy.
True
False
6. As a pendulum swings downward, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.
True
False
7. Define potential energy and give one example.
8. Define kinetic energy and give one example.
9. A 2 kg ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters. Calculate its potential energy at that height. (Use g = 9.8 m/s²)
Match the term on the left with its description on the right.
10. Gravitational Potential Energy
a. Energy due to an object's position or state.
11. Kinetic Energy
b. Energy of motion.
12. Potential Energy
c. Energy an object possesses due to its height above the ground.