Heat on the Move!!
What is heat?
Heat is energy?
What is a conductor?
Objects that allow heat to easily move through them
True or False: Friction creates heat
True!
What tool tells you the temperature of the environment ?
A theometer
What is Thermal Energy?
The form of energy that moves particles of matter
How does heat move?
From warmer to cooler
What is an insulator?
Objects that do not allow heat to easily move through them
What happens when you rub two surfaces together?
Friction occurs
It is 100 degrees outside, and you are trying to stay as cool as possible. You can either wear a black shirt or a white shirt. Which shirt will you choose to wear and why?
The white shirt because light colors push away the suns energy
What happens to the particles in an object as it gets hotter?
The particles will move faster
If you hold an ice cube in your hand, where does to heat move?
The heat moves from your hand to the ice cube
Which material acts as a better insulator: foam or metal?
Foam!
You and your friend are both pushing 20 pound boxes. Your box has wheels, while your friend's box does not. Which box will create more heat?
Why does shade make an object cooler?
The shade blocks heat energy from the sun
If you put a metal spoon into a bowl of hot soup, what will happen to the spoon?
The spoon will get hotter
The sun is what type of source of heat? (artificial or natural)
Natural
You made a cup of hot cocoa. Which cup should you put it in to keep it warm the longest: The metal cup or the foam cup?
The foam cup
What type of energy is created when a campfire is burning?
Energy
The temperature during a sunny day is 85 degrees. Will it be the same temperature at night? whyW
No because the sun adds heat and the sun is gone at night
The movement of thermal energy is called____?
Heat
What is an artificial source of heat?
Heat that is made by a machine
Why is it important that buildings are insulated in the winter?
The insulation keeps the heat inside the build/ slows heat from escaping.
You have a candle burning and a lightbulb on. Which one will produce more heat?
The lightbulb
You are going on a walk during a sunny summer day. OH NO you forgot your shoes!!! Should you walk on the wooden path or the black top path?
The wooden path because it will be the coolest.
True or False: Thermal energy can move from one object to another.
True!