Content Assessment 

Grade 4 Science and Social Studies 

Unit 4: Energy 
 
Name: ________________________________ 
  
(RI.4.3, W.4.1, L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.6) 
 
Pick one form of energy that you learned about in the unit (ex. fossil fuel, water energy, solar 
energy, or wind energy). Explain how the form of energy works and the pros and cons 
associated with the form of energy.  
 
Your answer should include:  
● An explanation of how the energy form works. (Make sure to use cause and effect and 
sequential language!) 
● Description of the pros and cons of the energy form.  
● Two of the following vocabulary words: kinetic energy, potential energy, renewable 
energy, nonrenewable energy.  
 
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