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 25 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.
Heat from deep underground
Wind turning a turbine
Sunlight on a solar panel
Gas piped to a boiler
A.Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows
B.Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere
C.Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured
D.Steady all year, and only available in some places
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Coal burnt in a power station
Wood burnt in a stove
Water held behind a dam
Oil refined into petrol
A.Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air
B.Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded
C.Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide
D.Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life
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Answer key — Where the Energy Comes From
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Heat from deep underground — D (Steady all year, and only available in some places) 2. Wind turning a turbine — A (Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows) 3. Sunlight on a solar panel — C (Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured) 4. Gas piped to a boiler — B (Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere)
2.1. Coal burnt in a power station — C (Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide) 2. Wood burnt in a stove — A (Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air) 3. Water held behind a dam — B (Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded) 4. Oil refined into petrol — D (Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life)
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.