Middle School Physics Quest Worksheets

Practice problems are so much more fun if they’re worked into stories!

Physics is meant for analyzing real-world situations. Solving problems with actual context to them builds a better sense of what the concepts actually mean.

Each of the worksheets includes over 15 pages of practice problems, with an answer key.

Types of Practice Problems Included

Energy

• Identifying Types of Energies:
  • Kinetic
  • Gravitational Potential
  • Thermal
  • Sound
  • Nuclear
  • Electrical
  • Chemical
• Describing Energy Changes in a Scenario (e.g., Potential to Kinetic)
• Converting between Joules, calories, and Calories
• Calculating Energy:
  • Gravitational Potential
  • Kinetic
• Using Energy Conservation to solve for height

1-D Kinematics

• Solving for velocity when given distance and time
• Solving for distance if given velocity and time
• Solving for time if given velocity and distance
• Solving for distance in constant acceleration problems
• Solving for final or initial velocity in constant acceleration problems
• Solving for time in constant acceleration problems

Momentum

• Calculating Total Momentum
• Using Conservation of Momentum to Solve for Final Speed
• Elastic Collisions
• Inelastic Collisions
• Impulse