Heat

Heat is a form of _____.

• fuel

• minerals

• energy

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why do metal pans often have wooden handles?

• Metal heats slower than wood

• wood does not conduct heat as well as metal

• metal gets heavier as it is heated

• wood burns to make heat and metal does not

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Steve rubs his hands together to warm them on a cold day. Which is he using to warm his hands?

• conduction

• magnetism

• gravity

• friction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

If you roast a marshmallow over a fire using a metal rod, it might burn your hand because _____.

• the metal conducts heat well

• the metal radiates heat.

• the metal makes heat when held tightly

• the metal makes electricity when heated.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which of these is the best heat conductor?

• metal pan

• rubber glove

• cloth pot holder

• a block of wood

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which color car will be the coolest on a hot summer day?

• brown

• black

• dark blue

• white

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these would make the BEST insulator?

• a piece of paper

• a metal pan

• a fur coat

• a steel fork

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

If an ice cube is placed into a hot glass of hot chocolate, which statement is true?

• The hot chocoloate will freeze

• The temperature of the hot cholcolate will increase

• The temperature of the hot chocolate would stay the same

• The temperature of the hot chocolate will decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which statement describes how thermal energy moves?

• It flows from warmer objects to colder objects

• It flows in all directions

• It flows from colder objects to warmer objects

• It flows from colder objects to an insulator

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A _ is an object that allows heat to move through easily.

• insulator

• convection

• conductor

• friction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3