Energy Basics
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 100 × 6 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What kind of energy helps us see?
A. Light
B. Heat
C. Sound
D. Motion
Correct Answer: A. Light
Bonus Score: 100 × 6 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Electrical energy flows through wires and powers lights, TVs, and ____.
Correct Answer: computers
Bonus Score: 100 × 4 = 400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What do we call moving energy?
Correct Answer: Kinetic
Bonus Score: 100 × 5 = 500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which one is matter?
A. Sound
B. Water
C. Light
D. Happiness
Correct Answer: B. Water
Bonus Score: 100 × 4 = 400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each thing to what we know about it.
1. Water
2. Light
3. Sound
Options:
A. Not matter: energy we can see
B. Not matter: energy we can hear
C. It takes up space and has mass
Correct Answer: 1–C (Water = It takes up space and has mass); 2–A (Light = Not matter: energy we can see); 3–B (Sound = Not matter: energy we can hear)
Bonus Score: 100 × 2 = 200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: A chair is a solid.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 100 × 5 = 500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Heat melts ice into what?
A. Steam
B. Air
C. A rock
D. Water
Correct Answer: D. Water
Bonus Score: 100 × 2 = 200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What is found in the sun, in food, and in batteries?
Correct Answer: Energy
Bonus Score: 200 × 4 = 800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each energy to its clue.
1. Light
2. Heat
3. Sound
Options:
A. Energy we can hear
B. Energy we can see
C. Energy that makes things warm
Correct Answer: 1–B (Light = Energy we can see); 2–C (Heat = Energy that makes things warm); 3–A (Sound = Energy we can hear)
Bonus Score: 200 × 3 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Where does electrical energy come from?
A. Ice
B. Batteries
C. Shadows
D. Chairs
Correct Answer: B. Batteries
Bonus Score: 200 × 5 = 1,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Potential energy is ____ energy.
Correct Answer: stored
Bonus Score: 200 × 2 = 400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: A chair, a tree, and you are all ____.
Correct Answer: matter
Bonus Score: 200 × 6 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: Is a happy feeling matter? Answer Yes or No.
Correct Answer: No
Bonus Score: 200 × 5 = 1,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each thing to its state of matter.
1. Ice
2. Water
3. Steam
Options:
A. Gas
B. Solid
C. Liquid
Correct Answer: 1–B (Ice = Solid); 2–C (Water = Liquid); 3–A (Steam = Gas)
Bonus Score: 200 × 2 = 400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Cold turns water back into ice.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 200 × 3 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What does energy cause?
A. Rain
B. Weight
C. Names
D. Change
Correct Answer: D. Change
Bonus Score: 300 × 5 = 1,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What kind of energy do we hear with our ears?
Correct Answer: Sound
Bonus Score: 300 × 2 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each word to its clue.
1. Wires
2. Sockets
3. Power plants
Options:
A. Electrical energy comes from them
B. Electricity flows through them
C. We should never touch them
Correct Answer: 1–B (Wires = Electricity flows through them); 2–C (Sockets = We should never touch them); 3–A (Power plants = Electrical energy comes from them)
Bonus Score: 300 × 3 = 900 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Anything that moves has kinetic energy.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 300 × 6 = 1,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What do we call a tiny building block of matter?
Correct Answer: Atom (Also accept: Atoms)
Bonus Score: 300 × 2 = 600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Light, sound, and ideas are not ____.
Correct Answer: matter
Bonus Score: 300 × 6 = 1,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which state of matter keeps its shape?
A. Liquid
B. Gas
C. Solid
D. Air
Correct Answer: C. Solid
Bonus Score: 300 × 3 = 900 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each word to its meaning.
1. Particles
2. Melting
3. Solid
Options:
A. A solid turns into a liquid
B. Keeps its shape
C. Tiny bits of matter
Correct Answer: 1–C (Particles = Tiny bits of matter); 2–A (Melting = A solid turns into a liquid); 3–B (Solid = Keeps its shape)
Bonus Score: 300 × 4 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Without energy, nothing moves, grows, or ____.
Correct Answer: changes (Also accept: change)
Bonus Score: 400 × 3 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: The sun gives us light and heat.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 400 × 4 = 1,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Electricity runs machines.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 400 × 2 = 800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each energy to its clue.
1. Kinetic
2. Potential
3. Chemical
Options:
A. Stored energy
B. Energy in food and fuel
C. Moving energy
Correct Answer: 1–C (Kinetic = Moving energy); 2–A (Potential = Stored energy); 3–B (Chemical = Energy in food and fuel)
Bonus Score: 400 × 5 = 2,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Matter is everywhere.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 400 × 4 = 1,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which one is NOT matter?
A. A rock
B. An idea
C. Milk
D. A chair
Correct Answer: B. An idea
Bonus Score: 400 × 3 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What state of matter flows?
Correct Answer: Liquid
Bonus Score: 400 × 6 = 2,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Heat can change the ____ of matter.
Correct Answer: state
Bonus Score: 400 × 5 = 2,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each example to the right energy word.
1. A lamp lighting a room
2. The sun warming your skin
3. A drum being hit
4. A spinning top
Options:
A. Sound
B. Light
C. Motion
D. Heat
Correct Answer: 1–B (A lamp lighting a room = Light); 2–D (The sun warming your skin = Heat); 3–A (A drum being hit = Sound); 4–C (A spinning top = Motion)
Bonus Score: 500 × 4 = 2,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What can heat do?
A. Make a loud sound
B. Help us see in the dark
C. Make things colder
D. Boil water
Correct Answer: D. Boil water
Bonus Score: 500 × 2 = 1,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Energy can change from one ____ to another.
Correct Answer: kind (Also accept: form, type)
Bonus Score: 500 × 5 = 2,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What kind of energy is stored in food and fuel?
Correct Answer: Chemical
Bonus Score: 500 × 3 = 1,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each word to its meaning.
1. Matter
2. Mass
3. Property
Options:
A. How much matter is in something
B. Something you can tell about an object
C. Anything that takes up space
Correct Answer: 1–C (Matter = Anything that takes up space); 2–A (Mass = How much matter is in something); 3–B (Property = Something you can tell about an object)
Bonus Score: 500 × 5 = 2,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What do we call tiny bits of matter?
Correct Answer: Particles (Also accept: Particle)
Bonus Score: 500 × 6 = 3,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: A liquid has its own shape.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 500 × 2 = 1,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Liquid particles are packed tight and cannot move.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 500 × 3 = 1,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which sentence is true?
A. We can see what energy does.
B. We can always see and touch energy.
C. Energy cannot make things move.
D. Energy is only in the sun.
Correct Answer: A. We can see what energy does.
Bonus Score: 600 × 2 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each thing to the energy it gives.
1. A flashlight
2. A stove
3. A ringing bell
Options:
A. Heat
B. Sound
C. Light
Correct Answer: 1–C (A flashlight = Light); 2–A (A stove = Heat); 3–B (A ringing bell = Sound)
Bonus Score: 600 × 6 = 3,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What kind of energy makes a fan spin?
Correct Answer: Electrical (Also accept: Electricity)
Bonus Score: 600 × 4 = 2,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Kinetic energy is stored energy.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 600 × 6 = 3,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: A brick has more mass than a ____.
Correct Answer: sponge
Bonus Score: 600 × 3 = 1,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each thing to its group.
1. A rock
2. Air
3. Happiness
Options:
A. Matter that is a gas
B. Not matter
C. Matter that is a solid
Correct Answer: 1–C (A rock = Matter that is a solid); 2–A (Air = Matter that is a gas); 3–B (Happiness = Not matter)
Bonus Score: 600 × 2 = 1,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What happens when you pour juice into a cup?
A. It keeps its own shape.
B. It takes the shape of the cup.
C. It turns into a rock.
D. It turns into steam.
Correct Answer: B. It takes the shape of the cup.
Bonus Score: 600 × 4 = 2,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Why can we pour water?
A. Its particles are packed tight.
B. It keeps its own shape.
C. Its particles can slide past each other.
D. It is a solid.
Correct Answer: C. Its particles can slide past each other.
Bonus Score: 600 × 5 = 3,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What word means movement caused by energy?
Correct Answer: Motion
Bonus Score: 700 × 6 = 4,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Plants use heat energy from the sun to make their own food.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 700 × 4 = 2,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each machine to what electricity changes into.
1. Toaster
2. Bulb
3. Fan
Options:
A. Light
B. Motion
C. Heat
Correct Answer: 1–C (Toaster = Heat); 2–A (Bulb = Light); 3–B (Fan = Motion)
Bonus Score: 700 × 3 = 2,100 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Our body uses ____ for energy.
Correct Answer: food
Bonus Score: 700 × 4 = 2,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What does matter take up?
A. Time
B. Noise
C. Space
D. Color
Correct Answer: C. Space
Bonus Score: 700 × 6 = 4,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which sentence is true?
A. Air is not matter.
B. Light takes up space.
C. Sound is not matter.
D. Ideas are matter.
Correct Answer: C. Sound is not matter.
Bonus Score: 700 × 3 = 2,100 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each example to its state of matter.
1. A book
2. Milk
3. Helium
Options:
A. Liquid
B. Gas
C. Solid
Correct Answer: 1–C (A book = Solid); 2–A (Milk = Liquid); 3–B (Helium = Gas)
Bonus Score: 700 × 5 = 3,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Melting turns a solid into a ____.
Correct Answer: liquid
Bonus Score: 700 × 2 = 1,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: A sleeping cat has no energy because it is not moving.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 800 × 3 = 2,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What do we call the shaking back and forth that makes sound?
Correct Answer: Vibration (Also accept: Vibrate, Vibrations, Vibrating)
Bonus Score: 800 × 5 = 4,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which sentence is correct?
A. A fan changes electricity into motion.
B. A bulb changes electricity into heat.
C. A toaster changes electricity into light.
D. A fan changes electricity into sound.
Correct Answer: A. A fan changes electricity into motion.
Bonus Score: 800 × 6 = 4,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each example to its kind of energy.
1. A running boy
2. A ball held up high
3. Fuel in a car
Options:
A. Potential
B. Chemical
C. Kinetic
Correct Answer: 1–C (A running boy = Kinetic); 2–A (A ball held up high = Potential); 3–B (Fuel in a car = Chemical)
Bonus Score: 800 × 2 = 1,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Mass tells us how much matter is in something.
Correct Answer: True
Bonus Score: 800 × 5 = 4,000 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: Matter has properties like color, shape, size, and ____.
Correct Answer: texture
Bonus Score: 800 × 4 = 3,200 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What state of matter has no shape of its own and spreads out?
Correct Answer: Gas
Bonus Score: 800 × 3 = 2,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Matching
Question: Match each clue to the state of matter.
1. It keeps its own shape
2. It takes the shape of its container
3. It fills any space
Options:
A. Gas
B. Solid
C. Liquid
Correct Answer: 1–B (It keeps its own shape = Solid); 2–C (It takes the shape of its container = Liquid); 3–A (It fills any space = Gas)
Bonus Score: 800 × 6 = 4,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: A kicked ball flies forward when energy is put into a ____.
Correct Answer: kick
Bonus Score: 900 × 2 = 1,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: A drum is hit and it shakes. The shaking makes ____ energy.
Correct Answer: sound
Bonus Score: 900 × 3 = 2,700 points
Bonus Multiplier: 2×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Electricity from a socket is safe to touch.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 900 × 2 = 1,800 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: Which ball has kinetic energy?
A. A ball rolling fast
B. A ball resting on the floor
C. A ball sitting in a bag
D. A ball held up high
Correct Answer: A. A ball rolling fast
Bonus Score: 900 × 4 = 3,600 points
Bonus Multiplier: 3×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What word means how much space something takes up?
Correct Answer: Volume
Bonus Score: 900 × 3 = 2,700 points
Bonus Multiplier: 5×
Question Type: True or False
Question: True or False: Sound is matter because we can hear it.
Correct Answer: False
Bonus Score: 900 × 5 = 4,500 points
Bonus Multiplier: 6×
Question Type: Fill in the Blank
Question: Fill in the blank: In a solid, the particles are packed tight and only jiggle in ____.
Correct Answer: place
Bonus Score: 900 × 6 = 5,400 points
Bonus Multiplier: 4×
Question Type: One-Word Answer
Question: What do we call water when it becomes a gas?
Correct Answer: Steam
Bonus Score: 900 × 4 = 3,600 points