Heat Transfer
Insulators/Conductors
Heating and Cooling
Scenarios
Who Knows
100

A boy touches a stove and burns his hand. Which heat transfer process is this?

Conduction

100

Why do we use metal inside a lightbulb?

Metal is used to conduct electricity because it is a conductor.

100

When you add heat to a substance what happens to the molecules?

The molecules expand

100

True or False. 

Dark colors absorb heat better.

True

100

How is heat transferred?

From warm to cool

200

Describe the process of convection.

Warm air/water rises

Cool air/water sinks

200

Mark is designing a dog house. Which material would he use if he wanted to keep the dog house as cool as possible?

a. black metal

b. reflective plastic

c. light colored steel

d. dark cement blocks

B reflective plastic

200

What happens when heat is removed from a substance?

a. it evaporates

b. it condenses

c. it melts

b. it condenses

200

Why would you use a hot spoon to scoop out ice cream?

The hot spoon will melt the ice cream.


The heat moves from the spoon to the ice cream

200

How does a hot air balloon float?

(use contract or expand)

Heated air expands inside the balloon. It is lighter than the air so it floats.

300

Give an example of radiation

Sun, flame, fire 

300

Why would aluminum foil be a good choice to wrap food that needs to be kept cool outside?

a. The properties of foil reflect the temperature of the food back on itself.

b. The shiny surface of foil reflects the heat and and helps keep some heat out.

B. the shiny surface of foil reflects the heat and helps keep some heat out.

300

I put a glass of cold water in a hot room. After a while the cold water is no longer cold. Why?

a. The heat from air transferred to the water in cup, making it warmer.

b. The heat from air caused the water in the cup to condense making it warmer.

a. The heat from air transferred to the water in cup, making it warmer.

300

Water is being boiled on the stove. What state of matter is change happening?

liquid to gas

300

A small ice cube at 0degrees is dropped into a cup of water at 28degrees. When the ice melts, what's the temperature of the water?

a. 0 degrees

b. between 0 degrees and 28 degrees

c. greater than 28 degrees

b. between 0 degrees and 28 degrees

400

Plastic is a poor conductor. Which object makes use of it?

a. hairbrush

b. cooler

c. bucket

b. cooler

400

Joe is spreading butter on toast. Which butter would he most likely use?

a. butter on the countertop

b. butter in the fridge 

a. butter on the countertop