Grade 4 · Science · Challenge
Free Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound worksheet - version 11
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 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-1QA8PVR-T6HC
1.What does a switch control?
2.What happens to pitch as frequency rises?
3.Why can you hear an echo?
4.What can happen when light enters water?
5.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
6.Why are parallel circuit branches useful?
7.Why does sound travel faster in solids?
8.What affects electromagnet strength?
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.
Show answers for version 11
- What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
- What happens to pitch as frequency rises?Pitch becomes higher
- Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
- What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
- What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
- Why are parallel circuit branches useful?Each branch can operate independently
- Why does sound travel faster in solids?Close particles transfer vibrations quickly
- What affects electromagnet strength?Current, coil turns, and core material
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.