4th grade Energy Unit Vocab (Amplify)

What is energy?

• The ability to make things move or change

• electricity

• eating food

• plugging something into the wall

What is a system?

• some things

• machines

• electricity

• parts that work together

Choose all the different forms of energy.

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

• electrical energy

• food energy

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NGSS.5-PS3-1

In a system, each part's job is called its _______ .

• synthesize

• function

• engineer

• machine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is an electrical device?

• lightning

• something that dries your hair

• a machine that is heavy

• a machine that uses electrical energy

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

All electrical devices are ____________.

• awesome

• old

• converters

• powerful

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.4-PS3-4

What does it mean to convert energy?

• to change one form of energy to another form

• to use up the power

• to plug something in

• to turn it off

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

NGSS.4-PS3-4

What does it mean to synthesize?

• To cook ingredients together

• To solve a puzzle

• To think about the answer

• To put together information to understand better

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What is an argument?

• fighting

• yelling

• writing to support your claim

• writing to be the best

When we write an argument, we have to include _______.

• evidence

• our name

• writing

• a period

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NGSS.3-LS4-3