Heat and Electricity Review
Which material would be a better conductor of heat? Wood or metal?
Metal
Is plastic an insulator or a conductor?
Insulator
Metals allow heat to travel through them easily. What are they called?
Conductors
When making a circuit, what could you do to keep the wires from getting too hot? Would you insulate the wires with a metallic material or a rubber material?
Rubber Material
A material that allows a current to pass through it easily is called a
Conductor
Give an example of a household activity that involves the use of radiation.
Cooking food in a microwave oven.
The coils on a stove cause a cooking pot to heat up. This is an example of heat being ________ from one object to another.
Conducted
What does your winter coat act as?
An insulator
What kind of spoon would you NOT want to use to stir a hot pot of soup on the stove?
Metal
A current is a continuous flow of electricity. What happens when one part of a circuit is not connected?
It will not allow electricity to flow and it will not light up the bulb.
When you lay on the beach, you feel the warmth of the sun. What type of heat transfer occurs when this happens?
Radiation
What type of material is electrical wire typically made out of?
Copper
If you want to insulate a can of soda, which material would be the best to wrap the can in to keep it cold? Aluminum foil, plastic wrap, was paper, or paper towels
Paper Towels
Ice skating, lighting a match, and rubbing your hands together all create heat from?
Friction
Electricity can be transformed into heat. True or False
True
Electricity is a form of ______.
Energy
Heat, light, and transportation rely on ______.
Electricity
What does a solar cooker use to heat food?
Sunlight
Heat is a form of ______.
Energy
Rubbing two sticks together is an example of producing heat by _______.
Friction
You leave a bottle of sunscreen, a bottle of water, a beach towel, and two quarters in the car on a hot sunny day. Which item will get the hottest?
Quarters
Molecules (speed up/slow down) when they are heated.
Speed up