Potential Energy Problem Set
- Contributer:
- Parker's Products for the Sciences
- Lesson Category:
- Problem Set Worksheet
- Grades:
- 7-10
- Answer Key:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 5
- Product File:
Description
Greetings! This listing features a full-page problem set about potential energy for a middle school physical science class or for an introductory level physical science class at the high school level.
There are five mini story problems in this assessment, where students use the potential energy equation to solve for the potential energy, the vertical height, or the mass of an object. The scenarios include a child on top of a slide, a squirrel on a tree branch, a pickup truck caught in a traffic jam on an interstate overpass, an Olympic diver on a 10 m platform, and a damp pair of blue jeans on a drying rack.
I included an equation bank in a text box at the top header of both pages. The equation bank includes the equation for potential energy with a breakdown of what the variables represent. The equation bank also includes the quantitative value for the gravitational force on Earth.
I offer additional hints at the beginning of the problem set. I encourage students on the document to rearrange the equation when necessary to isolate the unknown variable before they plug in the given values. I also advise the students to substitute kg·m2/s2* for joules, which will enable them to see the smaller units cancel out.
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I included a full-page key with the answers in red bold font. Each answer shows the baseline equation set up for the isolated variable next to the intermediate step with the placement of values in the equation. I rounded each empirical answer to honor the multiplication/division rule of significant figures.
This PDF file will become editable upon conversion to Microsoft Word using an Adobe Acrobat Reader DC program.
Thank you for your interest. This activity complements the "Potential Energy Questions and Calculations Worksheet" and "Energy Classification, Power, Potential, and Kinetic Energy Problem Set" available in my store.
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