CI6: Conductors and Insulators

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What is a conductor?

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An object that transfers heat well.

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What is an insulator?

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An object that transfers heat poorly.

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Why do stainless steel pots generally have wood or rubber covered handles?

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Steel is a conductor, and the cover is an insulator. The cover prevents you from burning your hand.

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Which material would make the best thermal conductor? Options: Brick, Wood, Paper, Aluminum

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Aluminum

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Which material would make the best thermal insulator? Options: Gold, Steel, Copper, Wool

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Wool

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What would be a disadvantage of stirring a boiling pot with a metal spoon?

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Heat would travel from the boiling pot to your hand

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Which of the following would best protect ice cream from melting? Options: A metal bowl with a lid, A plastic cup, An ice cream cone, A thermos bottle

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A thermos bottle

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Which property of a thermos explains why they reduce energy transfer?

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There is a vacuum between the double walls of the container.

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Why should oven mitts be made from materials which are good thermal insulators?

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Oven mitts made from good thermal insulators will protect hands from being burned

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If you put frozen ice cream into a metal bowl, what would happen?

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Warmth would travel from the bowl to the ice cream

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