HSC - Conducting vs Insulating

____ is the way that heat travels through objects

• Conduction
• Insulation

_______is the way that heat can’t move through objects easily

• Conduction
• Insulation

Materials that allow heat to pass through them easily are called _____

• properties
• insulators
• conductors
• opaque

Metal is a material that has ______ property

• conducting
• insulating
• stretchy
• soft

Materials that don’t allow heat to pass through them easily are called ______

• waterproof
• conductors
• properties
• insulators

Styrofoam is a material that has ______ property

• insulating
• conducting
• obsorbent
• stretchy

What is the main difference between insulating and conducting materials?

• Insulating materials let heat pass through easily, while conducting materials do not.
• Conducting materials let heat pass through easily, while insulating materials do not.
• Both insulating and conducting materials let heat pass through easily.
• Neither insulating nor conducting materials let heat pass through easily.

Which of the following is an example of an insulating material?

• Styrofoam
• Steel
• Copper
• Aluminum

Which material would be best to use for making an oven mitt?

• Plastic
• Metal
• Thick cloth
• Glass

Why are cooking pots and pans usually made of metal?

• Because metal is a good conductor of heat
• Because metal is cheap
• Because metal is an insulator
• Because metal is light