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Temperature
Safety
Heat Transfer
Animals
Labs
100
What is a thermometer?
A tool used to measure temperature.
100
Where should you keep matches?
Out of the reach of children.
100
Heat moves from __________ objects to __________ objects.
Heat moves from hot objects to cold objects.
100
What 3 things do animals, insects, and birds do to survive the winter?
They either migrate, adapt, or hibernate.
100
What takes up more space; snow or water?
snow takes up more space
200
What is our body temperature?
37 degrees Celsius
200
What should you use when handling hot pots and pans?
Oven mitts or pot holders.
200
Heat is transferred in three ways: what are they?
convection, conduction, radiation.
200
What does it mean when creatures migrate?
They travel long distances to warmer climates.
200
When we did the lab on fooling our senses, how did the warm water feel to each of our hands?
The warm water felt warmer to the cold hand and it felt colder to the hot hand.
300
What happens to snow at 0 degrees?
It begins to melt.
300
How do you test the temperature of bath water to make sure it is safe to use?
Test it with your elbow.
300
A hot dog cooking in a pan is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
conduction
300
Give an example of 3 animals that adapt to winter conditions. What do they do?
A rabbit changes colour to blend in with its surroundings. A fox changes its diet from herbivore to carnivore. Squirrels store food so they have enough to eat during the winter.
300
What does warm blooded mean?
Warm blooded means that our body temperature stays the same. It is constant.
400
What is the boiling temperature of water?
100 degrees celsius
400
What is the safest way to use pots on the stove?
Always turn the handles of the pots inwards to the centre of the stove so they cannot be knocked off.
400
Good conductors of heat are: (2)
Metal and glass
400
How do migrating animals know where to go?
They use the earth's magnetic field, the sun, moon, and stars to help them navigate.
400
How is SAM school heated?
The school is heated with a hot water system. Hot water heats up the radiators and warms the air in the classroom.
500
A) What happens when our body temperature goes up for a long period of time? B) What is it called when our body temperature drops for a long period of time?
A) it means we have a fever and are sick B) we have hypothermia
500
What are three things you can do to cool down a hot bowl of soup?
blow on it, let it cool down, put an ice cube in it
500
What materials make good insulators? List 4
styrofoam, straw, sawdust, fibreglass, newspaper, wool
500
List 3 things humans can do in the summer to cool off, and 3 things they can do in the winter to warm up?
Summer: have something cool to eat or drink. Swim, or go to a splash park, stay in the shade, turn on the air conditioning, go downstairs. Winter: run around, put on more clothing, have something warm to drink, have a warm bath, wrap up in a blanket, turn on the fireplace.
500
How are most homes heated in St. Albert?
Most homes are heated through forced air. A furnace forces warm air through vents in our homes.