NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5 Energy & Change
NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Ability to do work or cause change Produces Warmth Produces Light Produces Sound Produces Movement Produces Growth Powers Technology NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
The sun gives off heat energy. When something gets hot it gives off heat energy. e.g. solar panels. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy that something gives off when it glows or burns. e.g. torch. Light travels faster than sound. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy that enables you to hear something NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy that is made by an electric current. e.g. electrical heaters, stoves and hair dryers NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy that something has when it is moving. e.g. kicking a ball, riding a bicycle NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy that is stored in something. It is waiting to be used. e.g. batteries, a spring NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Energy stored in fuels like coal and oil and in batteries and food Chemical energy can also be called food energy or stored energy NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5
Gravitational potential energy is the energy of something that could fall due to gravity. Gravity is the pull of the Earth. e.g. A book on the edge of a table has the potential to fall to the ground if it is knocked. NATURAL SCIENCES GRADE 5