Energy changes form

Answer Key - Grade 8 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari reads the bar chart for a coaster cart. What is the motion energy partway down?

   300 J
2. 2.

   Bo coasts a bike down a hill. Using the bar chart, what is the motion energy at the bottom?

   750 J
3. 3.

   Esme's sled slides down a snowy slope. Using the bar chart, what is the motion energy partway down?

   420 J
4. 4.

   A coaster cart pauses at the very top of the first hill. Which energy store is largest there, Jun?

   • Stored energy
   • Motion energy
   • Thermal energy
5. 5.

   The cart races through the lowest point of the track. Which energy store is largest there, Kira?

   • Motion energy
   • Stored energy
   • Sound energy
6. 6.

   Milo's cart rolls down the first drop. Which energy change happens?

   • Thermal → stored
   • No change
   • Stored → motion
   • Motion → stored
7. 7.

   Then the cart climbs a smaller second hill and slows down. Which energy change happens, Noah?

   • Motion → nothing
   • Thermal → motion
   • Stored → motion
   • Motion → stored
8. 8.

   Pia squeezes the bike brakes, and the brake pads get warm. Which energy change happens?

   • Motion → thermal
   • Thermal → motion
   • Motion is destroyed
   • Stored → motion
9. 9.

   At the top, a cart has 500 J stored. At the bottom it has 450 J motion and 50 J thermal. What happened to the total, Ren?

   • It dropped to 450 J
   • It rose to 1,000 J
   • It stayed 500 J
   • It dropped to 50 J
10. 10.

    A ride's second hill is lower than its first. Why must it be lower, Zee?

    • The cart gets lighter
    • Energy gets used up on the first hill
    • Hills must get smaller to look nice
    • Some energy became thermal energy and sound