Grade 5 Energy Review

Which of the following describes energy?

• Energy is made of matter.

• Energy is a force that pulls objects.

• Energy is something we can see and touch.

• Energy causes motion or creates a change.

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How is energy causing motion or creating a change in this image?

• Energy from a car engine causes the water and small rocks and branches to move.

• Energy from rocks and branches causes water to flow.

• Energy from flowing water moves the small rocks and branches.

• Energy from the sun causes the water to flow and the small rocks and branches to move.

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Which of the following demonstrates a change caused by energy?

• Holding a soccer ball in both hands

• Kicking a soccer ball

• Looking at a soccer ball placed on a shelf

• Standing still near a soccer ball

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You left some papers on a picnic table in the park on a windy, sunny day. When you returned, the papers were scattered all over the park. What can you conclude about the flow of energy in this situation?

• The heat energy from the sun was transformed to sound energy, which moved the papers.

• The heat energy from the sun was transformed into kinetic energy, which moved the papers.

• The mechanical energy in the wind was transferred to the papers, which caused the papers to move.

• The mechanical energy in the wind was transferred to the table, which caused it to shake and move the papers.

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Which forms of energy are released by a burning candle?

• Light energy and chemical energy

• Light energy and heat energy

• Heat energy and electrical energy

• Mechanical energy and heat energy

Which one of the following explains how light energy helps us see all kinds of objects around us?

• Light is absorbed by the objects and does not reach our eyes.

• The objects emit light that enters our eyes.

• Light reflects off the objects and enters our eyes.

• Light travels in a straight line until it enters our eyes.

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Which interaction occurs when light bounces off of a surface?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Separation

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Which of the following best explains what happens to ice cream when you eat it outside?

• Ice cream melts because it gives its coolness to the warmer air around it.

• Ice cream gets cooler because it releases heat energy into the air around it.

• Heat energy moves from the ice cream to the air around it.

• Ice cream gets warmer because it gains heat energy from the warmer air around it.

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Which of the following statements describes sound energy?

• Sound energy does not travel at all.

• Sound energy needs a medium to travel through.

• Sound energy can travel in empty space.

• Sound energy can only travel through air.

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How do sounds change?

• Sound waves always get larger in size.

• The pattern of sound waves change.

• The sun causes sound waves to change.

• Sound waves change to sound signs.