Conductors and Insulators 1
Conductors and Insulators2
Heat Transfer1
Heat Transfer2
Final Jeopardy
100

What is the definition of a conductor? 

Something that allows heat to move easily

100

What is the definition of an insulator?

Something that does not allow heat to move easily

100

Does heat rise or sink? 

Heat rises because it becomes less dense

100

Does cold air rise or sink?

Cold sinks, because heat rises, and cold moves to replace it. 

200

Warm clothes prevent you from losing radiant heat. Are they insulators or conductors 

insulators

200

Are frying pans good conductors or good insulators?

Frying pans are good conductors 

200

A boy burning his hand on the stove is an example of what kind of heat transfer? 

Conduction

200

Is copper a conductor or insulator

conductor

300

Are Styrofoam coffee cups insulators or conductors?

insulators. They don't conduct heat. 

300

Is a log of wood a conductor or an insulator?

It is an insulator.

300

Give one unit that temperature can be measured in

kelvin, celsius, fahrenheit

300

What method of heat transfer is this? 

Conduction (energy transfer via contact)

400

Is Silver an insulator or conductor

Conductor

400

in the diagram below, what will happen to the pin, which is stuck to the wire with wax?


the metal wire is a conductor, so it will heat up, melting the wax and causing the pin to drop. 

400

What method of energy transfer is this:

Conduction (energy transfer via contact)

400

What method of heat transfer is responsible for heat reaching the earth from the sun

Radiation

500

Explain why the rug on your floor feels warmer than the tile in the same room. Use the terms insulator and conductor

the rug is an insulator, so does not conduct heat from your feet. The tiles are conductors, and will absorb the heat from your feet, making them feel cold.

500

Use your knowledge of particle theory and heat transfer to explain which spoon should you use from the diagram below:

the metal spoon with the wooden handle. Metal is a conductor and will heat up as the particles gain heat energy. The wooden handle is an insulator and will not. 

500

What method of heat transfer is shown here:

Convection heating (movement of fluids between regions of different temperature)

500

What method of heat transfer is shown here:

Convection heating (movement of fluids)

600

Which one will conduct heat better? 

Metal

600

You have two metal containers, one of which is painted black. They are filled with water and placed near a heater. Which will heat up faster, and why?

The black container will heat up faster, because the shiny can is reflective, and will reflect some heat. So it is less conductive. 

600

What type of heat transfer is used in a microwave

radiation. 

600

define temperature

measure of how hot or cold something is

600

What is Thermal Energy?

Heat Energy