Energy

What is solar energy?

• heat from a fire

• heat and light from the Sun

• light reflected from the Moon

• light and heat from an electric light bulb

People and animals use energy to move.

Where do they get the energy from?

• electricity

• their stoves

• gas stations

• the food they eat

What do wind and sound have in common?

• They are both kinds of fuel.

• They are both kinds of heat.

• They are both kinds of light.

• They are both kinds of energy.

Which answer makes the sentence true?

Energy is anything that ______________.

• reflects light

• is burned to make heat

• can do work and cause change

• lets heat easily move through it

Read the chart. Use what you learn to answer the question.

Which food group name is missing from the chart?

• fruit

• meat

• energy

• vegetables

What happens when sunlight passes through raindrops?

• The light reflects off the water.

• The light moves in a straight line.

• The light lets you see a beam of light.

• The light bends and separates into the colors of a rainbow.

Why would you need the mitts to lift the pan off the stove?

• The pan is a good conductor but the mitts are not.

• The mitts are good conductors but the pan is not.

• Both the pan and the mitts are good conductors.

• Neither the pan nor the mitts are good conductors.

When you see your shadow on a sunny day, what is happening?

• Sunlight is forming a rainbow.

• Your body is blocking sunlight.

• Your body is reflecting sunlight.

• Sunlight is passing through your body.

Read the chart. Use what you learn to answer the question.

What is a good title for this chart?

• Where We Get Electricity

• How Not to Use Electricity

• Ways to Use Electricity Safely

• What to Do If Electricity Hurts Someone