Grade 4General knowledgequiz16 questions

Saving energy and water

Grade 4: turn off lights and screens, shorter showers, walking and cycling, why saving energy helps the planet.

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Questions

  1. What should you do with the light when you leave an empty room?

    • Cover it up
    • Leave it on
    • Turn it brighter
    • Turn it off
    Show answerTurn it off

  2. Which of these is a good way to save electricity?

    • Leave the TV on all night
    • Open the fridge often
    • Switch off a TV you are not watching
    • Turn on every light
    Show answerSwitch off a TV you are not watching

  3. A tablet or computer that is switched off uses less energy than one left on. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. On a sunny day, how can you light a room without using electricity?

    • Close the curtains
    • Open the curtains
    • Plug in a fan
    • Turn on a lamp
    Show answerOpen the curtains

  5. Which shower saves the most water?

    • A 10-minute shower
    • A 15-minute shower
    • A 20-minute shower
    • A 4-minute shower
    Show answerA 4-minute shower

  6. What is a good habit while you brush your teeth?

    • Fill the sink to the top
    • Leave the tap running
    • Turn off the tap
    • Turn on the shower
    Show answerTurn off the tap

  7. A long hot shower uses water but no energy. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  8. Name one way to make your shower use less water. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerTake a shorter shower (or turn off the water while soaping)

  9. Which way of getting to school needs no fuel such as petrol?

    • Going by car
    • Going by motorbike
    • Going by taxi
    • Walking
    Show answerWalking

  10. Why is cycling better for the air than driving a petrol car?

    • It is always faster
    • It makes more smoke
    • It makes no exhaust fumes
    • It uses more fuel
    Show answerIt makes no exhaust fumes

  11. Walking or cycling to school can keep you healthy as well as save energy. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  12. Name a vehicle that carries many people at once and saves energy per person. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerA bus (or a train, tram or metro)

  13. Many power stations burn fuels like coal and gas. What does this release?

    • Cold air
    • Fresh clean water
    • Gases that warm the planet
    • More trees
    Show answerGases that warm the planet

  14. Why does saving energy help the planet?

    • It cuts pollution from making energy
    • It makes more oil
    • It makes the sun brighter
    • It stops the rain
    Show answerIt cuts pollution from making energy

  15. Coal, oil and gas can run out. What helps most?

    • Burning them faster
    • Forgetting about them
    • Using less energy
    • Using more of them
    Show answerUsing less energy

  16. What do we call energy from the sun and wind that never runs out? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerRenewable energy (or clean energy)

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