161
Lesson 161 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPEnergy Forms Part 3
📖Story Brief #161
Energy comes in different forms, and each form has a unique way of being used.
🎯 Your mission
Find what matters in the words.
⚡ The twist
Slow down. The first answer that pops up isn't always the right one.
Read this passage
Highlight speedNormal
Energy comes in different forms, and each form has a unique way of being used. For example, kinetic energy is the energy of moving objects. When you ride a bike down a hill, you are using kinetic energy because your bike is moving! Another form is potential energy, which is stored energy. When you stretch a rubber band, it has potential energy, and when you let it go, that energy turns into kinetic energy as it snaps back. Other forms of energy include thermal (heat) energy and electrical energy. Understanding these forms of energy helps us see how they work together in our everyday lives.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is kinetic energy?
🏆
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read for 10 minutes today — anything you want.
👨👩👧
For the dinner table
“What's one thing you read today that surprised you?”
🎯
Next Smart Lesson
We'll pick a lesson that matches exactly how well you're reading right now.
📄Share card
Share this lesson
Send it to a parent or fellow reader. 5 minutes is all it takes.
🖨️View in Shop
Checkout complete lesson on Extra Passages for 5th Grade
Get the full Extra Passages track as a printable PDF — all lessons, worksheets, and answer keys.