4th Grade Science Energy

The 2 categories of energy are potential and ________ energy. 

• kinetic
• electric
• wind
• food

An example of potential energy could be...

• a blanket
• a boy running
• unused matches
• a girl jumping

Kinetic energy means 

• energy being used.
• energy being stored.

Where do our bodies get energy from?

• fun
• food
• foxes
• fences

Which one is not energy?

• electrical energy
• solar energy
• heat energy
• water energy

a marble rolling down a hill is...

• potential energy. 
• kinetic energy. 

• potential energy
• kinetic energy

Which situation shows energy being transferred?

• a crane that is not moving
• a windmill standing still
• a pot of boiling water on the stove

Where does an electric circuit get its energy?

• a smile
• the switch
• the bulb
• the battery

What type of energy is happening before a circuit is complete?

• potential
• kinetic