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, coal, oil and gas, and how using them affects the environment, including hydropower dams on the Columbia River.
Washington State Learning 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
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
- Wind
- Sunlight
- Coal
- Moving water
Coal
Hint: It takes millions of years to form.
Question 2
Much of Washington's electricity comes from…
- dams on rivers
- burning candles
- volcanoes
- batteries only
dams on rivers
Hint: Hydropower.
Question 3
Gasoline for cars is made from…
- oil
- sunlight
- wind
- water
oil
Hint: A fossil fuel.
Question 4
A dam can affect fish like 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 5
Which helps save energy at home?
- Leave the TV on all night
- Turn off lights you aren't using
- Run water all day
- Open the fridge often
Turn off lights you aren't using
Hint: Use less.
Question 6
Mining coal can harm the environment by…
- adding oxygen
- making forests bigger
- disturbing land and water
- cleaning rivers
disturbing land and water
Hint: Digging changes land.