Thermal Conductors and Insulators

These are examples of

• Insulators

• Conductors

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These are examples of

• Conductors

• Insulators

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___________________ are materials that ALLOW heat and electricity to move easily through them.

• Conductors

• Insulators

______________ are materials that RESIST the flow of heat or thermal energy.

• Conductors

• Insulators

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The foam cup and cardboard sleeve act as ______ for the hot coffee.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Electricty

• Light

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A cook will use an oven mitt to pick up a hot pan because cloth is a(n) ________ and keeps the heat from their hand.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Light Transfer

• Heat transfer

Which material would you expect to have the highest thermal conductivity?

• Wood

• Glass

• Copper

• Plastic

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Which of these materials is likely to have the lowest thermal conductivity?

• Silver

• Air

• Steel

• Brass

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Which of the following is NOT a thermal insulator?

• Wool

• Styrofoam

• Iron

• Rubber

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Insulators

• Materials that do not conduct heat well.

• A material that conducts heat well,

• The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.

• The expansion of matter when it is heated.

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