Energy For Life Grade 4 Term 3 Flashcards
What is energy?
Energy makes things happen, move or change.
What is a source of energy?
Something that we get energy from.
What are nutrients?
Substance in food that living things need to live, to grow and to stay healthy.
What do all living things need?
Energy to live. They use energy to grow, to breathe, to move and to feed.
Where do we get energy?
We get energy from our food.
Give an example of a source of energy.
Food. When you run, your muscles use energy. The energy for your muscles comes from the food you eat.
Where is energy stored?
In food.
Where does energy in food come from?
The sun. Plants use light energy from the sun to make their own food. Their food gives them energy to live. As they grow, they store some of their food in their bodies.
Who do plants provide food for?
Animals and people
What do plants get from the soil?
Water and nutrients.
What do we use energy for?
Everything we do.
Where does the energy in our food come from?
The sun.
What is the transfer of energy?
Process by which energy goes from one part of an energy chain to another
What is an energy chain
The order in which energy goes from the Sun to a plant or animal
What energy does the Sun give
The Sun gives heat and light energy
What do plants do with the light and heat energy
They turn the light and heat energy into food
Where do animals get their energy from
Animals get their energy from plants or other animals they eat
Give an example of a energy chain
The Sun gives energy to a plant then a cow eats it and get that energy then people take milk from the cow and then they give the milk to a baby
When does energy transfer
In a energy chain
Where do we get energy from 
We get energy from the food we eat
When a seedling is bigger What source of energy does it need to grow
Nutrients
What energy do we get for my light
Light energy
What energy do we get from radio
Sound energy
What energy do we get from a person
Heat , Sound and Movement Energy
Go to energy do we get from a heater
Heat energy
What energy do we get from a fire
Heat and light energy
What do we use Petrol and diesel for
Driving in and moving stuff
What oil is petrol made from
Crude oil
What is coal made from
It is made from dead Stuff that were once living (It rotted and turned into cold after Hundreds of years
What is stored energy
It is energy that has been stored in a Place
Can you listen to the radio and here’s something is it energy transferring into your ears
Yes it is
What type of energy is transferring into your ears when you are listening to the radio
Sound energy
What is a system
System is somethingThat has two or more parts that work that work together to make something happen
What is input energy
It is the energy that you put in to something to make an output energy
What is an output energy
The thing that comes out after putting input energy into what you are using
What is the output energy of a Torch 
It is light energy
What is the input energy of a Torch
Batteries
What is the input energy of a radio
Electricity
Who is the output energy of a radio
Sound energy
What is the input energy of a (gas) stove 
Gas
Who is the output energy of a gas stove
Fire (Which causes heat and light energy)
What is the input energy of Any musical instrument
Movement energy
Is the output energy of any musical instrument
Sound energy
What is the input of a human
Food and water
What is the output of a human
Living
