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SPECTRA OF SCIENCE
Chapter 12/16 Learning Targets
Directions: Use the rating scale below to determine how well you know and can perform each of
the learning targets below.
Rating Scale:
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What’s that?
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I know a little bit
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Learning Targets:
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I can define work and power.
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I can use formulas to complete calculations for work and power.
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I can name and describe 6 types of simple machines, including 3 types of levers.
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I can differentiate between kinetic and potential energy.
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I can calculate the amount of potential and kinetic energy.
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I can explain the law of conservation of energy.
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I can trace a series of energy transformations in a closed system.
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I am able to indicate how charge and distance affect electric forces.
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I can explain how and why objects become charged.
10 I can describe characteristics of electric fields due to charge.
11 I can identify two types of circuits and explain the difference.
12 I can differentiate between insulators and conductors and give examples of each.
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I could teach this!
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SPECTRA OF SCIENCE
Chapter 12/16 Study Guide
**Due on: _______________________**
Directions: Complete each of the items below on a separate sheet of notebook paper. Be sure to
number each item.
1. Identify the units for:
a) Distance
d) Velocity
g) Energy
b) Time
e) Acceleration
h) Work
c) Mass
f) Force
i) Power
2. What does the value g represents in the equation PE = mgh?
3. State the law of conservation of energy.
4. Identify the six types of simple machines.
5. Identify the three classes of levers and give an example of each.
6. Explain what causes attraction or repulsion between charged particles.
7. What two factors determine the strength of electric forces?
8. Identify what causes electric fields?
9. Describe or draw the difference between series and parallel circuits.
10. Describe the difference between kinetic and potential energy.
11. Give an example of a situation where PE is being transformed into KE and vise versa.
12. What do machines do?
13. What does each variable stands for in the following formulas?
a) W = Fd
b) P = W/t
c) PE = mgh
d) KE = ½ mv2
14. Define the following vocabulary terms:
a) Current
b) Resistance
c) Insulator
d) Conductor
e) Work