Thermometers
In Canada, we usually use degrees ___________.
Celsius
What is the purpose of a food thermometer?
To make sure your food is fully cooked.
If you leave a popsicle in the hot sun, what will happen?
It will melt
Which is the best conductor: plastic, wood, or metal?
Metal
Describe the symbol for “degrees.”
A small circle (50°C)
What is something you can do to protect yourself when baking cookies?
Answers include: wear oven mitts, keep face away from oven, let cookies cool, etc.
Is melting butter a reversible or irreversible change?
Reversible
What do we call it when your body temperature gets too hot?
Fever (also will accept sweating)
What is the boiling point of water (in C or F)?
100°C or 212°F
Name 3 things you could do to avoid burning yourself with a cup of hot chocolate.
Add cold milk/ice cube, hold with a handle or towel, let it sit to cool down, blow on it, put in the fridge for a bit, etc.
Name 3 ways you could cool your home down in summer.
Air conditioning, fan, open a window
Name 3 different types of thermometers.
Body thermometer, food thermometer, thermostat, digital thermometer
Which country uses Fahrenheit to tell temperature?
United States
At what temperature does water freeze?
0°C or 32°F
Name 3 examples of an irreversible change.
Answers include: popping popcorn, burning wood, baking a cake, etc.
What is normal body temperature (in Celsius)?
37 Degrees Celsius
Which is hotter, 50°C or 50°F?
50°C
What is it called when your body temperature gets too cold?
Hypothermia
Name 3 materials that are good insulators.
Cotton, wool, plastic, wood, rubber, clay, ceramics
What is the name of the red liquid usually found inside a thermometer?
Mercury