Heat Transfer and Insulators Worksheet

Refer to the diagrams labeled A and B showing two sets of containers with copper and rubber strips, and temperatures indicated. Which set will cause the temperature to change more quickly?

• Set A (cold water above, hot water below)

• Set B (hot water above, cold water below)

• The temperatures will change at the same rate in each set.

• More information is needed.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A hot sun warms the surface of a lake on a calm day. What will happen to the cold water at the bottom of the lake?

• The cold water at the bottom will rise up and mix with the warm water at the top.

• The warm water at the top will sink down and mix with the cold water at the bottom.

• The cold water will remain at the bottom and won't mix very much with the warm water at the top.

• Both A and B are true.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Insulators prevent the loss of heat. A company is designing a mug that will keep coffee warm for a long time. Which one of these materials would do this best?

• Copper

• Steel

• Lead

• Rubber

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which set of flasks will change temperature most quickly?

• A (solid gold chunk between flasks)

• B (solid stone chunk between flasks)

• C (solid glass chunk between flasks)

• D (solid rubber chunk between flasks)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A chef leaves a copper spoon, a wooden spoon, and a steel spoon in a pot of boiling soup for several minutes. Which spoon should the chef grab with his bare hand to stir the soup?

• The copper spoon

• The wooden spoon

• The steel spoon

• The three spoons will be equally hot.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Two sets of flasks are connected by a hollow copper pipe. Which set will change temperature most quickly?

• Set A

• Set B

• Set C

• Set D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4