Year 5

How do we produce energy?(Part 2)

In this lesson we will be interpreting data about energy production in different countries. We will be using this data to plot information on a bar graph. We will go on to think about how renewable energy is produced.

Year 5

How do we produce energy?(Part 2)

In this lesson we will be interpreting data about energy production in different countries. We will be using this data to plot information on a bar graph. We will go on to think about how renewable energy is produced.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Interpreting data about energy production in different countries.
  2. Using this data to plot information on a bar graph.
  3. How renewable energy is produced.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Name two objects powered by the wind in the past.
Fires
Horse and carts
Correct answer: Ships
Correct answer: Windmills
Q2.
Steam was not very important to changes in technology and industry in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
Which of these types of energy are renewable? (Tick five to get all five points!)
Correct answer: Biomass
Coal
Correct answer: Geothermal
Correct answer: Hydro
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Oil
Correct answer: Solar
Correct answer: Wind
Q4.
Tick three disadvantages of fossil fuels.
As technology improves, more reserves can be accessed.
Correct answer: Carbon dioxide is produced when burning fossil fuels, which contributes to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Locating where fossil fuels are is quite easy.
Oil and gas can be transported safely through pipelines.
Correct answer: Oil spills can cause environmental damage.
Correct answer: Supplies are running out and new sources are harder to get to; oil and gas are both predicted to run out within 100 years.
Q5.
Renewable energy is ...
Correct answer: An energy source that will not run out
An energy source that will run out
Q6.
Non-renewable energy is
An energy source that will not run out
Correct answer: An energy source that will run out

10 Questions

Q1.
What are fossil fuels?
Correct answer: Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.
Q2.
What is non-renewable energy?
Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Energy sources that will not run out.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will run out.
Q3.
What is renewable energy?
Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.
Q4.
What is the energy source for solar energy?
Flowing water
Heat from below the surface of the earth
Heat from burning living or dead organisms
Correct answer: The sun’s light
Wind power
Q5.
What is the energy source for wind energy?
Flowing water
Heat from below the surface of the earth
Heat from burning living or dead organisms
The sun’s light
Correct answer: Wind power
Q6.
What is the energy source for geothermal energy?
Flowing water
Correct answer: Heat from below the surface of the earth
Heat from burning living or dead organisms
The sun’s light
Wind power
Q7.
What is the energy source for biomass energy?
Flowing water
Heat from below the surface of the earth
Correct answer: Heat from burning living or dead organisms
The sun’s light
Wind power
Q8.
What is the energy source for hydropower?
Correct answer: Flowing water
Heat from below the surface of the earth
Heat from burning living or dead organisms
The sun’s light
Wind power
Q9.
Sustainability is...
Correct answer: using resources that are good for people, the environment and the economy both in the present and the future.
using resources that are good for people, the environment and the economy in the present.
using resources that will be good for people, the environment and the economy in the future.
Q10.
Which type of fuel is more sustainable for cars?
Correct answer: Electric energy
Petrol and diesel