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Grade 4 Energy Resources Worksheet with Answers
Grade 4 (US) · Year 5 (UK) · Class 4 (India) · Science
Unit 4: Earth's SystemsEnergy ResourcesNGSS 4-ESS3-1
Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and their effects on the environment. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Learning goal: Energy Resources · NGSS 4-ESS3-1
Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.
Renewable or nonrenewable? Water (hydroelectric)
Answer: renewable
RememberEnergy resources
Renewable or Nonrenewable? Tick one box for each.
| Renewable | Nonrenewable | |
|---|---|---|
1Natural gas | ||
2Oil | ||
3Coal | ||
4Solar energy | ||
5Wind |
Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.
- 6
Name one problem with burning fossil fuels.
- 7
Why is solar power harder to use at night?
- 8
What is one benefit and one drawback of hydroelectric dams?
- 9
Why will fossil fuels run out someday?
- 10
What are fossil fuels made from?
- 11
Name one problem with wind energy.
- 12
Why is geothermal energy only used in some places?
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
I am a mammal that can fly. What am I?
How did I do?
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Answer key — Energy Resources (Grade 4)
- 1.nonrenewable
- 2.nonrenewable
- 3.nonrenewable
- 4.renewable
- 5.renewable
- 6.air pollution or climate change (any one)
- 7.there is no sunlight
- 8.benefit: clean power; drawback: floods land and affects fish
- 9.they take millions of years to form and we use them much faster
- 10.remains of ancient plants and animals
- 11.it only works when the wind blows (or noise, bird deaths)
- 12.the hot rock must be near the surface
- ★a bat
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.nonrenewable
- 2.nonrenewable
- 3.nonrenewable
- 4.renewable
- 5.renewable
- 6.air pollution or climate change (any one)
- 7.there is no sunlight
- 8.benefit: clean power; drawback: floods land and affects fish
- 9.they take millions of years to form and we use them much faster
- 10.remains of ancient plants and animals
- 11.it only works when the wind blows (or noise, bird deaths)
- 12.the hot rock must be near the surface
- ★a bat (challenge corner)
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