Forms of Energy

How is the information in the passage organized?

• By comparing energy types across time periods

• By explaining problems and how to solve them

• By describing different types of energy and how they work

• By telling a story about energy and electricity

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which heading in the passage helps you locate information about how energy travels through a drum?

• Light Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Sound Energy

• Electrical Energy

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the central idea of the passage?

• All forms of energy are dangerous and should be avoided.

• Energy can take many forms and can cause change when it moves.

• Light and sound energy travel at the same speed.

• Electricity only comes from lightning.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which sentence best supports the central idea?

• “Electrons are able to move and flow.”

• “Sound energy travels much slower than light.”

• “Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.”

• “Photons move faster than any other form of energy.”

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the author’s perspective on energy?

• Energy is too hard to understand.

• Energy is dangerous and should be avoided.

• Energy is important because it helps things move and change.

• Energy is not used in everyday life.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence shows the author’s positive view of energy?

• “The ball transfers some of its energy to the pins.”

• “Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the particles in matter.”

• “Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.”

• “Sound energy travels much slower than light.”

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence would best go in a summary of the passage?

• Energy travels slower through a solid than a gas.

• There are many types of energy, like light, thermal, sound, and electrical, and they all involve movement.

• Photons move faster than electrons.

• Lightning can hit a tree.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which two details are most important to include in a summary?

• Sound energy travels through a medium.

• Electricity flows when electrons move through a wire.

• Some energy comes from frying pans.

• A bowling ball knocks over pins.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What does the word kinetic mean in the sentence:
“Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the particles in matter.”

• Cold and still

• Stored and saved

• Moving and active

• Heated from fire

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word medium mean as used in the passage?

• A type of heat

• A tool to measure energy

• Any matter through which energy travels

• A space where energy disappears

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4