Grade 4 · Science · Challenge
Free Matter & Energy worksheet - version 11
Grade 4 matter & energy practice with original, difficulty-matched questions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Matter & Energy
Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-FCPOD0-1MBE
1.Explain “specific heat” in your own words.
2.Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.
3.Explain “exothermic process” in your own words.
4.Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.
5.Explain “mixture” in your own words.
6.Explain “endothermic process” in your own words.
7.Explain “electromagnetic radiation” in your own words.
8.Explain “solution” in your own words.
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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- Explain “specific heat” in your own words.energy needed to change a material's temperature
- Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.a state in which objects have the same temperature
- Explain “exothermic process” in your own words.a process that releases energy to its surroundings
- Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
- Explain “mixture” in your own words.two or more substances physically combined
- Explain “endothermic process” in your own words.a process that absorbs energy from its surroundings
- Explain “electromagnetic radiation” in your own words.energy carried by electric and magnetic waves
- Explain “solution” in your own words.a uniform mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
Worked example
Track matter and energy before and after a change.
Common mistake
Assuming matter disappears when it changes form.
Helpful hint
Identify the system and follow what enters, leaves, or transforms.