4th grade · Science · Unit 10 of 10
Oregon 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, Earth's heat, coal, oil and gas, and how using them affects the environment, with Oregon examples like Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, wind turbines east of the Cascades and geothermal heat in Klamath Falls.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 4.ESS3.1 · energy and fuels come from natural resources, and using them 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
Which is a renewable resource?
- Coal
- Oil
- Sunlight
- Natural gas
Sunlight
Hint: It won't run out.
Question 2
In Klamath Falls, hot water from underground warms buildings. This is…
- wind energy
- solar energy
- geothermal energy
- coal energy
geothermal energy
Hint: Geo means Earth.
Question 3
Which uses wind to make electricity?
- Dam
- Solar panel
- Wind turbine
- Coal plant
Wind turbine
Hint: Spinning blades.
Question 4
Which uses sunlight to make electricity?
- Dam
- Solar panel
- Wind turbine
- Gas stove
Solar panel
Hint: Panels face the sun.
Question 5
A dam can affect salmon by…
- making them bigger
- giving them wings
- making the river saltier
- blocking their path up the river
blocking their path up the river
Hint: Fish need to swim upstream.
Question 6
Mining coal can harm the environment by…
- making forests bigger
- disturbing land and water
- adding oxygen
- cleaning rivers
disturbing land and water
Hint: Digging changes land.