Grade 5 · Science · Challenge
Free Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound worksheet - version 10
Grade 5 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 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-14YYOG1-O17E
1.What does a switch control?
2.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
3.What happens to pitch as frequency rises?
4.What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
5.What can happen when light enters water?
6.Why can you hear an echo?
7.Why does sound travel faster in solids?
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.
Show answers for version 10
- What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
- What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
- What happens to pitch as frequency rises?Pitch becomes higher
- What is the electromagnetic spectrum?The full range of electromagnetic waves
- What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
- Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
- Why does sound travel faster in solids?Close particles transfer vibrations quickly
- 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.