Grade 4 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound worksheet - version 5
Grade 4 electricity, magnetism, light & sound practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound
Grade 4 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-ND484A-O9KU
1.What does a switch control?
2.Name a good electrical conductor.
3.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
4.Why can you hear an echo?
5.What do like magnetic poles do?
6.What happens to pitch as frequency rises?
7.What can happen when light enters water?
8.Why does a shadow form?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
- Name a good electrical conductor.Copper
- What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
- Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
- What do like magnetic poles do?Repel
- What happens to pitch as frequency rises?Pitch becomes higher
- What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
- 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.