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Unit 8 Study Guide
Vocabulary & Key Terms: You do not need to write out the definitions for each of these key terms, but you
are required to know what each one is.
Work Power Simple Machines Screws Input Force
Output Force Mechanical Advantage Efficiency Wedges Lever
Fulcrum Torque First Class Lever Compound Machine Second Class Lever
Third Class Lever Wheel & Axle Gears Energy Pulley
Elastic Potential Chemical Potential
Inclined Plane Kinetic Energy Potential Energy
Energy Energy
Gravitational Potential Law of Conservation
Radiant Energy Thermal Energy Sound Energy
Energy of Energy
Electromagnetic
Electrical Energy Nuclear Energy Mechanical Energy
Energy
Directions: Label the following diagram with the correct information about Kinetic & Potential Energy.
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Directions: Read the following questions carefully and solve for each question. Be sure to show ALL your
work. If no work is shown, no credit will be given.
1. Amy uses 20N of force to push a lawn mower 10 meters. How much work does she do?
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2. Frank does 2400J of work in climbing a set of stairs. If he does the work in 6 seconds, what is his
power output?
3. How much work is required to pull a sled if you use 60J of work in 5 seconds?
4. How much power is used if a machine does 28 J of work in 7 seconds?
5. What is the potential energy of a 5 kg apple that is sitting on a 1.5 m high tree branch?
6. What is the potential energy of a puppy that weighs 18 N sitting in a high chair 2 m high?
7. If a toy helicopter is moving at 12 m/s, how much energy does the 3 kg toy have?
8. What is the KE of a bicyclist that is traveling at a speed of 10 km/hr and has a mass of 70 kg?
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Directions: Identify the energy transformations occurring for each of the following examples.
9. Turning on a light bulb _____________________________ → _____________________________
10. Pedaling a bicycle _____________________________ → _____________________________
11. Burning a candle _____________________________ → _____________________________
12. Using a curling iron _____________________________ → _____________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences that meet the 8th Grade Science
Writing Goals.
13. What are the differences between a 1st Class, 2nd Class and 3rd Class lever? Provide an example of
each type to help you demonstrate your understanding.
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14. Choose 2 types of renewable energy and describe what they are. Provide an advantage and
disadvantage for each type.
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15. Why should Christians be concerned about conserving energy?
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16. How do simple machines make work easier? How do they help us meet the Creation Mandate?
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Directions: Fill in the chart below with the correct information about the simple machines discussed in class.
Type of Simple Machine What does it do? What is it? Give a minimum of 3 examples
Lever
Wheel & Axle
Inclined Plane
Directions: Fill in the chart below to compare and contrast Renewable vs. Non-renewable Resources.
Renewable Non-renewable
Both