4th grade · Science · Unit 10 of 10
Energy Resources
Where our energy and fuels come from.
What your child practices
Practices how energy and fuels come from natural resources like moving water, wind, sunlight, heat inside Earth, oil and gas, and how using them affects the environment, with examples from California's solar farms, wind farms and geothermal plants.
California Content Standards learning standard: 4-ESS3-1 · energy and fuels come from natural resources, and their use affects the environment
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Wind turbines in windy mountain passes turn because of…
- moving air
- snow
- oil
- sunlight only
moving air
Hint: Wind is moving air.
Question 2
Burning fossil fuels puts into the air…
- pollution and carbon dioxide
- rainbows
- nothing
- fresh oxygen only
pollution and carbon dioxide
Hint: It affects air.
Question 3
A dam can affect fish like salmon by…
- making them bigger
- making the river saltier
- giving them wings
- blocking their path up the river
blocking their path up the river
Hint: Fish need to swim upstream.
Question 4
Why are fish ladders built at dams?
- So salmon can get past
- To store water
- To make electricity
- To catch fish for dinner
So salmon can get past
Hint: A path around the dam.
Question 5
Which uses wind to make electricity?
- Solar panel
- Wind turbine
- Dam
- Coal plant
Wind turbine
Hint: Spinning blades.
Question 6
Wood burned in a fireplace is a…
- magnet
- fuel
- mineral
- fossil
fuel
Hint: It releases energy.