Where the Energy Comes From is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on how energy and fuels come from natural resources and affect the environment, aligned to Common Core standard 4-ESS3-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Where the Energy Comes From
4-ESS3-1
NameDate
Draw a line from each source to what it involves.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Coal burnt in a power station
Wood burnt in a stove
Oil refined into petrol
Heat from deep underground
A.Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide
B.Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life
C.Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air
D.Steady all year, and only available in some places
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Sunlight on a solar panel
Water held behind a dam
Gas piped to a boiler
Wind turning a turbine
A.Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere
B.Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured
C.Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded
D.Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows
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Answer key — Where the Energy Comes From
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Coal burnt in a power station — A (Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide) 2. Wood burnt in a stove — C (Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air) 3. Oil refined into petrol — B (Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life) 4. Heat from deep underground — D (Steady all year, and only available in some places)
2.1. Sunlight on a solar panel — B (Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured) 2. Water held behind a dam — C (Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded) 3. Gas piped to a boiler — A (Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere) 4. Wind turning a turbine — D (Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows)
More practice for 4-ESS3-1
Explain where energy and fuels come from and what using them does.
Teaching this next? Where the Energy Comes From is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.