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Carol orders hot chocolate and her cup is very hot. What material should she wrap around her cup?
an insulator (styrofoam or paper or cardboard)
an ________ does not let heat pass through it easily
insulator
_______ is a good conductor
metal
Is a muffin pan an insulator or a conductor?
It is freezing cold outside. Jenna should wear a wool jacket because it is an _______ and will trap the heat inside her coat to keep her warm.
Insulator
Stella places a spoon in her hot soup. All of the sudden the spoon feels hot. This is an example of_______
conduction
Joe stands near a fire. The types of heat transfer he feels are ______ and _______
Convection and Radiation
The sun is an example of this type of heat transfer
Radiation
I sit my phone on my laptop and it starts to warm up the phone. What type of heat transfer is this?
Conduction, because the objects are touching.
A pot of water sits on a hot stove. The pan warms up through conduction. What type of heat transfer heats the water?
Convection
Heat moves from _____ to ______
hot to cool.
Philip is going to stir some hot soup. He wants to use a spoon that will not get too hot. Should he use a metal spoon or a wooden spoon?
wooden because it is a poor conductor and a great insulator.
______ is a wonderful insulator that many animals up north have.
hair
Give an example of an object that is a conductor
spoon
aluminum can
nail
copper wire
Give an example of a good insulator
wood
paper
foam
cardboard
air
If you are taking a thermos of soup to work, would you want to put the soup into a conductor or an insulator? Why?
Insulator so the heat doesn't escape and your soup will still be warm when you're ready to eat it.