Machines

1. Label these machines. Write Simple machine

or Complex machine:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

2. Can you name them? Look their names up in

the dictionary:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
3. Complete these sentences about simple

machines and then draw them:

a. A wedge is an object with at least one ___________
edge. We use it to
__________________________________________.

b. A __________ is a type of inclined plane. We use it

to
________________________________________________ .

c. An _________ ___________ is a slanting surface

that connects a low level with a high level. We
use it to
___________________________________________ .

d. A pulley uses a ______________ and a ___________ .

We use it to
____________________________________________ .

e. A _______________ is a rigid bar with a support

called a ___________________. We use it to
________________________________________________ .
f. A wheel is a _______________ object that turns
around an ________ . We use it to
_______________________________________________ .

4. Complex machines. Look back at the complex

machines in exercise 1. Where can we see

them?

5. Answer these questions:

a. What are complex machines made up of?
b. What do they need to work?
c. Why do we use complex machines?

6. Match the machines to the descriptions:

Food contains _______________ energy. Fuels like wood also

contain this kind of energy.

7. Light. Answer these questions:

a. What are sources of light? Give two examples and
classify them into natural and man-made.
a.

b. What sources of light do you use? Why?

8. Cross out the wrong words and rewrite the

properties of light:
a. Light travels in one direction.
__________________________
b. Light travels in wide circles.
___________________________
c. Light travels at about 200,000 metres per hour.
__________________________________________________
d. The light from the Sun is made up of four
different colours: orange, yellow, green and blue.
__________________________________________________

9. Match:
When light shines on black
card,
When light shines on tissue
paper,
When light shines on a
mirror,

it reflects.
it is absorbed.
it passes
through it.

10.

Circle the correct answer:

a. Imagine you were standing underneath a tree. When
would the shadow of the tree be shortest?

11.

At sunrise
At midday.
At sunset.

Draw the three options in exercise 7.

At sunrise

At midday

At sunset

Sound. Are these sentences True or

False? Correct the ones that are False:

12.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Sound travels in all directions.

Sound cant travel through water and air.
Sound travels faster than light.
Light and sound can travel through solid objects and
reflect off some objects.

13.
Complete this chart about the
properties of light and sound. Mark with .

... travels
in all
directions

... can
travel
through
solid,
opaque
objects.

... can
reflect of
some
objects

... is a
fast
form of
energy.

... is
made
up of 7
colours
.

Ligh
t
Sou
nd

14.

Answer this question:

a. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder in
a storm?
a.

15.
Renewable and non-renewable energy
sources. Circle the correct option:
a. Coal, oil and gas are renewable / non-renewable
energy sources.
b. The Sun, wind and water are renewable / non-

renewable energy sources.

c. A non-renewable energy source will eventually run
out / never run out.
d. A renewable energy source will eventually run out /
never run out.

16.

Complete this word map:

17.

Complete these sentences with renewable

energy sources or non-renewable energy sources:

a. ___________________________________________________ are
consumed faster than they are made.
b. The Sun, water and wind are
_________________________________________________________ .
c. _______________________________________________ will never
run out.
d. ____________________________________________ release
carbon dioxide when they burn.
e. Coal, natural gas and petroleum are
________________________________________________________ .
f. ________________________________________________ don not
cause pollution.