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Polar bears have thick blubber and hollow fur. Are these considered conductors or insulators?
What are insulators
If you leave this in a hot bowl of soup, the handle gets hot because of conduction.
What is a metal spoon
What is an insulator?
A material that blocks the movement of heat
What is a conductor?
A material that allows heat to move through it easily
Stepping onto hot sand at the beach is an example of
What is conduction
Heat moving through liquids or gases, like a lava lamp
What is convection
What is a conductor?
A material that allows heat to move easily through it
The sun heating up the sand at the beach is an example of
What is radiation
A plastic jug is an example of a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
What are the 3 types of heat transfer?
Conduction, convection, and radiation
Touching a hot pot and burning your hand is an example of:
Conduction
Boiling water in a pot for macaroni and cheese is an example of what?
What is convection
Warming your hands by the campfire is an example of what?
What is radiation
What are 3 ways heat can travel?
Radiation, Conduction, and Convection
Energy created when atoms vibrate and bump into each other is called
What is Thermal Energy
Heat always move in a specific direction from _____to_____
What is hot to cold
Materials like copper and gold that let heat pass through them easily
What are conductors
What is heat Transfer?
What is movement of thermal energy from hot to cold
Reptiles like snakes sit on hot rocks in the sun. What mode of transfer are they using to get heat from the rock?
What is conduction
You use an oven mitt to grab a hot tray. The mitt is acting as what?
What is an insulator