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Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound

Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1E8I7CU-1YNK

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1.What do opposite magnetic poles do?
2.What do like magnetic poles do?
3.Why can you hear an echo?
4.What happens to pitch as frequency rises?
5.What can happen when light enters water?
6.Name a good electrical conductor.
7.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
8.Why does a shadow form?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What do opposite magnetic poles do?Attract
  2. What do like magnetic poles do?Repel
  3. Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
  4. What happens to pitch as frequency rises?Pitch becomes higher
  5. What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
  6. Name a good electrical conductor.Copper
  7. What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
  8. Why does a shadow form?An object blocks light

Worked example

Use a model to track energy, forces, and waves through a system.

Common mistake

Assuming energy travels without a path or medium.

Helpful hint

Draw the source, path, interaction, and result.