8th Grade Unit 3

The ability to cause change

Stored energy due to interactions between particles.

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Mechanical Energy

The energy of motion

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Electric Energy

• Thermal Energy

Which of the following is not a type of potential energy?

• Gravitational

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Electric

Which of the following is not a type of energy with potential and kinetic energy?

• Thermal

• Geothermal

• Mechanical

• Chemical

A disturbance that transfers energy but not matter.

Which of the following are used to describe waves? (Select all that are correct)

• Speed

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?