Energy

Question 1

____________ is the ability to cause change and do work.

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

The sun provides ___________ and ___________.

Answer 2

light; heat energy

Question 3

There forms of energy are:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 3

1. sun
2. water
3. wind
4. nuclear

Question 4

Solar power is energy from the ______.

Answer 4

sun

Question 5

Wind energy uses _____ to do the work.

Answer 5

wind

Question 6

Water energy comes from ________ water.

Answer 6

moving

Question 7

Fossil fuels are fuels that formed from decayed _________ and _________ that lived long ago.

Answer 7

plants; animals

Question 8

Four examples of fossil fuels are:
1.
2. 
3.
4.

Answer 8

1. Coal
2. Oil
3. Natural gas
4. Wood

Question 9

Nonrenewable resources have a ________ amount of energy.

Answer 9

limited

Question 10

Renewable resources have energy that can be ___________.

Answer 10

renewed (or restored)

Question 11

Three examples of renewable energy are:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 11

1. sun
2. water
3. wind

Question 12

Potential energy is ________ energy.

Answer 12

stored

Question 13

Kinetic energy is the energy of ________.

Answer 13

motion

Question 14

What is the flow of energy from one place to another?

Answer 14

electricity

Question 15

What kind of power comes from a fuel called uranium?

Answer 15

nuclear power

Question 16

What is the source of almost all energy on Earth?

Answer 16

Sun

Question 17

What are two renewable resources that can be used to generate electricity?

Answer 17

1. wind (moving air)

2. flowing water

Question 18

Wood comes from _______.

Answer 18

trees

Question 19

Wood has many important uses including its use as ______.

Answer 19

fuel

Question 20

The formation of fossil fuels takes __________ of years.

Answer 20

millions

Question 21

Renewable energy means energy that can be __________. They can be made ________.

Answer 21

replaced. again.

Question 22

Nonrenewable resources means that once they are used up, they are gone and ________________ or ________.

Answer 22

cannot be replaced or made again.

Question 23

What is an example of wind as a natural energy?

Answer 23

windmills

Question 24

What is an example of sun as a natural energy?

Answer 24

solar panels for energy in a home

Question 25

What is an example of water as a natural energy?

Answer 25

watermill (sawmill)

Question 26

Name an advantage of using natural energy sources?

Answer 26

You can replace/restore them when they are used up.

Question 27

Name a disadvantage to using natural energy sources?

Answer 27

Birds can die in windmills.

Question 28

Plants use energy from the sun to __________.

Answer 28

make food

Question 29

Light, sound, and electricity are forms of _______.

Answer 29

energy

Question 30

People get the energy they need to move their bodies from _________.

Answer 30

food

Question 31

The movement of electric charges from one place to another is called _____________.

Answer 31

electric current

Question 32

People can make their supplies of coal and oil last longer by using ________________.

Answer 32

less electricity

Question 33

Some power plants use the energy produced by coal or oil to make _____________.

Answer 33

electricity

Question 34

Objects that are made of metal are good _________.

Answer 34

conductors

Question 35

A tool that measures temperature is a ___________.

Answer 35

thermometer

Question 36

A magnet attracts metal objects is made out of _________.

Answer 36

metal

Question 37

__________ poles of magnets repel each other.

Answer 37

Unlike

Question 38

Nonrenewable resources take ___________ of years to make.

Answer 38

millions

Question 39

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable fuel found _________ in the earth.

Answer 39

deep

Question 40

Examples of fossil fuels are ______, ________, and ___________.

Answer 40

coal, oil, and natural gas

Question 41

Wind energy isa renewable energy source that uses the wind to turn _______ to make electricity.

Answer 41

turbines

Question 42

Electricity can be made in many way and can be made from ___________ and _________ energy sources.

Answer 42

renewable and nonrenewable

Question 43

What a natural resource?

Answer 43

Resource that we get from nature. They happen naturally and include sunlight, water, and wind.

Question 44

What is a renewable resources?

Answer 44

Resources that can be replaced.

Question 45

What is a nonrenewable resource?

Answer 45

Resource that cannot be replaced. Once they are used, they are gone.

Question 46

What is a fossil fuel?

Answer 46

They are formed over millions of years ago by decaying plants and animals buried in layers of rock. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas.