Exploring Energy Concepts

What makes a toy car zoom across the floor or a light bulb shine brightly?

• The amount of space the toy car takes up

• Energy, which makes things move, light up, or heat up

• The tiny parts of an atom

• The path electricity follows

When you fill a balloon with air, what are you measuring?

• The energy of movement

• The flow of electricity

• Volume, which is how much space something takes up

• The push or pull between objects with electric charge

What are the tiny, invisible parts that help your flashlight work when you turn it on?

• Tiny, invisible parts of an atom that help create electricity

• A clear, curved piece of glass or plastic

• The energy stored in food

• The flow of electricity through a wire

What kind of magnet can you turn on and off, like a magic trick?

• A magnet made when electricity flows through a wire

• A path that electricity follows

• The energy of movement

• The energy that makes things warm or hot

What kind of energy does a skateboarder have when zooming down a ramp?

• The energy of movement

• Stored energy

• The flow of electricity

• The push or pull between objects with electric charge

What helps you see better when you wear glasses or use a magnifying glass?

• A path that electricity follows

• A clear, curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light

• The energy stored in food

• The flow of electricity through a wire

What makes your hair stand up when you rub a balloon on it?

• The energy of movement

• The power that makes things move, light up, or heat up

• Electric charge, with positive and negative types

• The path electricity follows

What kind of energy does a roller coaster have when it's at the top of a hill, ready to zoom down?

• The energy of movement

• Stored energy, like when you pull back a swing

• The flow of electricity

• The push or pull between objects with electric charge

What is like a racetrack for electricity, where it zooms around?

• A path that electricity follows

• The energy of movement

• The energy stored in food

• The flow of electricity through a wire

What makes a balloon stick to the wall after you rub it on your hair?

• The energy of movement

• The push or pull between objects with electric charge

• The flow of electricity

• The energy that makes things warm or hot