Science · Unit 6

Energy All Around

Forms of energy and where it comes from

Energy is not a substance, which is why it is hard to teach. It is a quantity that stays constant while changing form, and most of this unit is about tracking those changes.

It covers the forms energy takes, where the energy people use actually comes from, food as the body's fuel, electrical safety, and why saving energy is worth doing.

This unit breaks down into 21 short steps and 127 questions, starting at difficulty 1 and building to 3. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.

Steps: 21
Questions: 127
Difficulty: 1-3

What this unit covers

Where Energy Comes From
Using Electricity Safely
Forms of Energy
Saving Energy
Food as Fuel

Where this fits

Pairs with Forces and Movement. Physics's Energy and Its Forms takes the same material further.

Where people slip

Energy is not used up. It changes form and spreads out, and what people call wasted energy has usually just become heat that is too dispersed to be useful.

How the unit is structured

Energy All Around runs as 21 short steps that unlock in order. 15 are practice rounds and 6 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 1 and climb to 3 as you progress.

Step 1 · easierStep 21 · harder

Challenge rounds

Example questions

30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 127 in the unit altogether.

Food as Fuel

Guess the numberLevel 1
1. About how many main meals a day do many people eat to fuel their body?
Answer: 3 meals
Many people eat about three main meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Multiple choiceLevel 1
2. Where does your body get the energy to run and play?
- From the food you eatcorrect
- From sleeping only
- From the Sun on your skin
- From drinking water alone
Your body gets its energy from the food you eat.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
3. What does your body use food energy for? Pick all that apply.
- Moving your musclescorrect
- Growing biggercorrect
- Keeping warmcorrect
- Changing your eye color
Your body uses food energy to move, grow, and stay warm.
Fact or fibLevel 2
4. Plants make their own food using energy from sunlight.
Answer: True
Green plants use sunlight to make their own food, so they do not need to eat.
Fill the blankLevel 2
5. The amount of energy in food is often measured in units called ____.
- caloriescorrect
- meters
- liters
- degrees
Calories are the units used to measure how much energy is in food.
Match the pairsLevel 2
6. Match each fuel to the thing it powers.
Answer: Food = Human body; Gasoline = Car; Coal = Power station; Firewood = Campfire
Just like machines need fuel, your body uses food as its fuel.

Forms of Energy

Choose all that applyLevel 1
7. Which of these are forms of energy? Pick all that apply.
- Lightcorrect
- Heatcorrect
- Soundcorrect
- Plastic
Light, heat, and sound are all forms of energy, but plastic is just a material.
Fill the blankLevel 1
8. A moving bike has ____ energy.
- motioncorrect
- still
- frozen
- quiet
Anything that is moving, like a bike, has motion energy.
Multiple choiceLevel 1
9. Which form of energy lets us see the things around us?
- Light energycorrect
- Sound energy
- Motion energy
- Heat energy
Light energy travels to our eyes so we can see things.
Fact or fibLevel 2
10. A stretched rubber band stores energy that is released when you let go.
Answer: True
Stretching stores energy in the rubber band, and it springs back when you release it.
Match the pairsLevel 2
11. Match each thing to the form of energy it gives off.
Answer: Sun = Light; Campfire = Heat; Drum = Sound; Rolling ball = Motion
Each object releases a different form of energy, such as light, heat, sound, or motion.
Odd one outLevel 2
12. Which of these does NOT give off heat?
- A mirrorcorrect
- An oven
- A campfire
- A light bulb that is on
A mirror only reflects light and stays cool, while the others give off heat.

Saving Energy

Build the sentenceLevel 1
13. Build a helpful energy-saving tip.
Answer: Open the curtains to use daylight
Opening the curtains lets you use free daylight instead of turning on lamps.
Guess the numberLevel 1
14. How many lights should be left on in a room that nobody is in?
Answer: 0 lights
An empty room needs no lights, so turning them all off saves energy.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
15. Which of these help save energy at home? Pick all that apply.
- Unplug devices you are not usingcorrect
- Turn off the heat when you leave homecorrect
- Take shorter showerscorrect
- Leave the fridge door open
Unplugging, turning off the heat when out, and shorter showers all save energy.
Fact or fibLevel 2
16. Opening the curtains to let in daylight lets you switch off some lamps and save energy.
Answer: True
Free daylight means you can turn off lamps and use less electricity.
Fill the blankLevel 2
17. ____ bulbs give the same light but use much less energy than old bulbs.
- LEDcorrect
- Bigger
- Hotter
- Older
LED bulbs give bright light while using far less energy.
Multiple choiceLevel 2
18. Why is saving energy good for the planet?
- It reduces pollution from making energycorrect
- It makes more trash
- It uses up fuel faster
- It heats the Earth faster
Using less energy means less fuel is burned, which makes less pollution.

Using Electricity Safely

Fill the blankLevel 1
19. When unplugging a device, pull the ____, not the cord.
- plugcorrect
- wall
- wire
- switch
Pulling the plug instead of the cord keeps the cord from getting damaged.
Multiple choiceLevel 1
20. Why should you keep water away from electrical outlets?
- Water can carry electricity and give a shockcorrect
- Water makes the outlet stronger
- Water cleans the electricity
- Nothing happens at all
Water can carry electricity, so mixing them can cause a dangerous shock.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
21. Which of these are safe electricity habits? Pick all that apply.
- Keep water away from outletscorrect
- Pull the plug, not the cord
- Tell an adult about a damaged cordcorrect
- Stick a fork in the toaster
Safe habits keep water, forks, and damaged cords away from electricity.
Fact or fibLevel 2
22. It is safe to use a charger with a torn, damaged cord.
Answer: False
A damaged cord can cause a shock or fire, so it should not be used.
Match the pairsLevel 2
23. Match each electrical situation to the safe response.
Answer: A cord looks cracked or damaged = Do not use it; tell an adult; You want to unplug a charger = Pull the plug, not the cord; You finished toasting bread = Unplug the toaster before cleaning it; A cord stretches across a doorway = Move it so no one trips
Knowing the safe response to each situation keeps you safe around electricity.
Odd one outLevel 2
24. Which of these is NOT a safe way to use electricity?
- Put metal objects into a socketcorrect
- Ask an adult for help
- Keep cords away from water
- Turn devices off when you are done
Putting metal into a socket is very dangerous and can cause a shock.

Where Energy Comes From

Fact or fibLevel 1
25. A battery is a store of energy you can carry around.
Answer: True
A battery holds stored energy so a device can work without being plugged in.
Multiple choiceLevel 1
26. Where does most of Earth's energy first come from?
- The Suncorrect
- The Moon
- The wind
- The soil
Nearly all of Earth's energy starts with the Sun's light and heat.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
27. Which of these are renewable energy sources? Pick all that apply.
- Windcorrect
- Sunlightcorrect
- Moving watercorrect
- Coal
Wind, sunlight, and moving water keep renewing, but coal can run out.
Fill the blankLevel 2
28. Coal, oil, and gas are together called ____ fuels.
- fossilcorrect
- solar
- fresh
- water
They are called fossil fuels because they formed from ancient living things.
Guess the numberLevel 2
29. Most large wind turbines that make electricity have how many blades?
Answer: 3 blades
Most modern wind turbines use three blades, which is a steady and efficient design.
Match the pairsLevel 2
30. Match each power source to what it uses to make energy.
Answer: Solar panel = Sunlight; Wind turbine = Wind; Hydro dam = Moving water; Wood stove = Wood
Each of these gets its energy from a different natural source.

Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.

How you practise

This unit mixes 14 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.

Build the sentence
Choose all that apply
Fact or fib
Fill the blank
Guess the number
Match the pairs
Multiple choice
Odd one out
Picture question
Put in order
Sort into groups
Spell it
True or false
Type the answer

Practise Energy All Around

127 questions across 21 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.

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