Grade 5 · Science · Challenge
Free Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound worksheet - version 17
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-158YA50-O17E
1.What can happen when light enters water?
2.What affects electromagnet strength?
3.What does a switch control?
4.What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
5.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
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 17
- What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
- What affects electromagnet strength?Current, coil turns, and core material
- What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
- What is the electromagnetic spectrum?The full range of electromagnetic waves
- What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
- 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.