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4th Grade Energy Jeopardy Review

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Explore light, sound, heat, electrical energy, energy transfer, and everyday examples in this 4th grade science review game. This is a Grade 4 Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Energy Basics, Light, Sound, Heat Transfer, Electricity.

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A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.

  • Energy Basics

    What is energy?

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    the ability to cause change or do work

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  • Light

    Does light usually travel in straight lines or curved paths?

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    straight lines

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  • Sound

    What causes sound?

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    vibrations

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  • Heat Transfer

    Heat generally moves from warmer objects to what kind of objects?

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    cooler objects

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  • Electricity

    What must be complete for electric current to flow?

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    a circuit

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Board content

Energy Basics

$100 — What is energy?
the ability to cause change or do work
$200 — What form of energy allows us to see objects?
light energy
$300 — What form of energy can be heard?
sound energy
$400 — What form of energy is associated with warmth?
thermal energy
$500 — What form of energy flows through electrical circuits?
electrical energy

Light

$100 — Does light usually travel in straight lines or curved paths?
straight lines
$200 — What happens when light bounces off a surface?
reflection
$300 — What happens when light bends as it passes from one material into another?
refraction
$400 — What kind of material allows most light to pass through clearly?
transparent material
$500 — What forms when an object blocks light?
shadow

Sound

$100 — What causes sound?
vibrations
$200 — Can sound travel through solids, liquids, and gases?
yes
$300 — A faster vibration usually produces a higher or lower pitch?
higher pitch
$400 — What property describes how loud or soft a sound seems?
volume
$500 — Why can't sound travel through empty space?
there is no matter to carry the vibrations

Heat Transfer

$100 — Heat generally moves from warmer objects to what kind of objects?
cooler objects
$200 — What material property describes resistance to heat flow?
insulation
$300 — A metal spoon warming in hot soup is an example of what heat-transfer process?
conduction
$400 — Warm air rising is an example of what heat-transfer process?
convection
$500 — Energy from the Sun reaching Earth through space is transferred mainly by what process?
radiation

Electricity

$100 — What must be complete for electric current to flow?
a circuit
$200 — What device can provide electrical energy to a simple circuit?
battery
$300 — What material allows electricity to flow easily?
conductor
$400 — Rubber is commonly used around wires because it is what kind of material?
insulator
$500 — What happens to a bulb in a simple circuit if the circuit is opened?
it turns off

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