What is energy?
One word for many things.
Energy is the reason things move, glow, make sound, do work, and grow warmer or cooler.
↳ No energy, nothing happens.
📚 Chapter Learning Kit
Energy — How Things Work · Class 5 EVS · Our Wondrous World
English 3 topics 66 leveled MCQs 36 flashcards 6 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Energy at work
Look for the five signs.
↳ Each sign means energy is at work.
The Sun
Our biggest giver.
The Sun gives light and heat. Clothes dry, papads dry and plants grow because of it. Nearly every living thing here depends on it.
↳ Life on Earth runs on sunlight.
Food gives energy
Why you can run.
Food is a source of energy. It lets us move, work and play. Without a meal we soon feel tired.
↳ Every living thing eats for energy.
The same rule for animals
Animals too.
A dog runs, a kite flies and a fish swims. Each of them gets its energy from the food it eats.
↳ Food is the fuel of living things.
What is a fuel?
Burnt to give energy.
A fuel is something burnt to give energy. Petrol and diesel run vehicles. Cooking gas, wood and coal give heat for cooking.
↳ Fuel is to a machine what food is to us.
📖 Smart notes
What you'll study, topic by topic
1
What Energy Does
Energy makes things move, light up, make sound, do work and change how warm they are. Simple activities with a balloon, rubber bands and sunlight show it at work.
- Energy is the reason things move, glow, make sound, do work, and grow warmer or cooler.
- The Sun gives both light and heat, and nearly every living thing here depends on it.
- Air rushing out of a balloon pushes it forward, which shows movement.
~28 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
Energy from Food and Fuel
Food gives people and animals their energy. Fuels like petrol, cooking gas, wood and coal burn to give energy, but smoke from wood and coal dirties the air.
- Every living thing, people and animals alike, gets its energy by eating.
- Our body stores some energy, so we can still move after missing a meal.
- A fuel is burnt to give energy. Petrol and diesel run vehicles.
~28 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Electricity and Clean Energy
Electricity gives us movement, light, sound, heat and cooling. Most of it comes from burning coal, but the Sun, wind and flowing water give clean energy instead.
- Electricity gives us movement, light, sound, heat and cooling, at home and in factories.
- Most of our electricity is made by burning coal, which gives smoke and harmful gases.
- Sunlight, wind and flowing water can be used to make electricity without smoke.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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66 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
A fan turns, a bulb glows and a bell rings. All three need ____.
Beginner
A energy
B water
C soap
D paper
Show answer & explanation
energy
Movement, light and sound all come from energy.
Which one gives our Earth most of its light and heat?
Beginner
A The Moon
B The Sun
C A candle
D A torch
Show answer & explanation
The Sun
The Sun gives the light and heat that life depends on.
Kabir lets go of a blown-up balloon and it flies across the room. What pushed it?
Intermediate
A The floor below it
B The light in the room
C The air rushing out of it
D The sound it made
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The air rushing out of it
Air rushing out of the neck pushes the balloon the other way.
A plucked rubber band shivers quickly and a note is heard. The shivering is called ____.
Intermediate
A melting
B cooling
C floating
D vibration
Show answer & explanation
vibration
A fast to-and-fro shiver is a vibration, and it makes sound.
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