Energizing Everything

Why do Olympic athletes usually eat a lot of food for breakfast?

• Food provides energy and they need a lot of energy so they can move quickly.

• Olympic athletes are not allowed to eat dinner, so they only eat breakfast.

• The food always has lots of sugar that is used as energy.

Energy comes in many forms

• True

• False

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Where does the energy come from?

• gravitational/height

• steam

• electricity

• gasoline

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Mateo, Katy, and Robb are competing in a sled race. By looking at the picture, who will get to trees first? Why? Explain your answer in terms of energy.

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Amy, Claire, and Pat are in a slingshot competition to see who can make a marble travel the fastest. Whose marble do you think will travel the fastest? Why? Explain in terms of energy.

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Match the objects below that has stored energy to the image showing where that energy is released.

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Why do Olympic athletes often eat a lot of food for breakfast?

• Food provides energy and they need a lot of energy so they can move quickly.

• Olympic athletes are not allowed to eat dinner, so they only eat breakfast.

• The food always has lots of sugar that is used as energy.

Matched the object below that has stored energy to the image showing where that energy is released.

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Earth's core

• Nuclear power plants

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A moving car

• A stretched bow

• A charged battery

• A piece of coal