Unit 7: Energy

What is electricity?

• a kind of energy

• energy from the sun

• something that uses energy

What kind of energy powers this fan?

• electricity

• gasoline

• light

What claim about energy is supported by evidence from the picture?

• You can use energy to cook food.

• You can use energy to cool.

• You can use energy to give light.

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Look at the picture.

How is energy being used here?

• to cook

• to cool

• to heat

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Aisha toasts a piece of bread. How is she using energy?

• to cook food

• to cool her home

• to warm her home

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Jason turns on a light in his room. How is he using energy?

• to cook food

• to cool a room

• to light a room

How is this woman using energy from gasoline?

• to cook her food

• to warm her home

• to power her car

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Look at the picture.

What kind of energy does the dam collect?

• energy from the sun

• energy from water

• energy from wind

Jose claims that the sun heats the inside of a model house more than the outside. He gathers evidence by placing a thermometer inside the house and outside the house. Why does he need a thermometer outside the house?

• to observe whether the sun warms the ground

• to measure the temperature in the shade

• to compare the temperatures inside the house and outside the house

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Look at the picture.

How does the home use solar panels?

• to collect wind energy

• to collect solar energy

• to collect water energy

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