Temperature
Heat Transfer
Conductor or Insulator
Changes of State
Microwaves, Thermos', Hurricanes, OH MY!
100
In the United States, the most common temperature scale is called the ________________ scale.
What is Fahrenheit.
100
______________ is thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler object.
What is heat.
100
A material that does not conduct heat well is a(n) ___________________.
What is insulator.
100
All matter exists in three states which are...
What is solids, liquids, and gases.
100

Microwaves used in cooking have a __________________ of about 12 cm.

What is wavelength 

200
The temperature scale used in most of the world is the _________________ scale.
What is Celsius.
200
Heat is transferred in three ways. Name the three ways.
What is conduction, convection, and radiation.
200
A material that conducts heat well is called a(n) ____________________.
What is conductor.
200
The physical change from one state of matter to another is called a ___________________.
What is change of state.
200

Meteorologists can look at images from a __________________ to predict whether

What is satellite.

300
On this scale, the number 32 is assigned to the temperature at which water freezes.
What is Fahrenheit.
300
Soup warming in a pot on the stove is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
What is convection.
300
Wood, rubber, and cork are all good _________________.
What is insulators.
300
Matter will change from one state to another if thermal energy is ______________ or ______________.
What is absorbed or released.
300

Convection transfers heat from the tropics to higher latitudes.   

TRUE or FALSE

What is TRUE

400
On this scale, the number 100 is assigned to the temperature at which water boils.
What is Celsius.
400
The tip of an iron poker sitting in a fire is an example of what type of heat transfer?
What is conduction.
400
_______________ are all good conductors.
What is metals.
400
Freezing occurs when a substance ____________ thermal energy.
What is loses.
400

Although a thermos limits heat transfer, eventually its contents will reach _______________________.

What is room temperature.

500

At this temperature, water will freeze.

32 Degrees Fahrenheit

500
Heat lamps hanging above a buffet table at a restaurant are examples of what type of heat transfer?
What is radiation.
500
A well-_____________ building is comfortable inside whether the weather is hot or cold outdoors.
What is insulated.
500
When gas loses a sufficient amount of thermal energy, it will change into a ______________.
What is liquid.
500

Movement of ___________________ conveys heat within the mantle.

What is magma.