Heat Quiz 4

Your car breaks down on the way home from work. In the trunk of the car, there is a huge bag of rocks, newspapers, large metal baking pans, and a glass mirror. Which one of these could you use to help you stay warm?

• large metal baking pans
• rocks
• newspapers
• glass mirror

What is the best conductor of heat?

• metal
• glass
• stone
• wood

What is the best insulator of heat?

• wood
• cloth
• metal
• paper

Which type of temperature scale do we use in everyday life?

• Celcius
• Fahrenheit

There are four spoons in boiling water.  Which one will heat up the slowest?

• copper spoon
• plastic spoon
• wooden spoon
• glass spoon

Heat will ALWAYS travel from...

• cold to hot 
• warm to hot
• cold to cool
• hot to cold

Which of these is NOT a way to produce heat?

• rubbing two objects together
• burning fuel
• mixing chemicals
• using insulation

Which sentence is true?

• The sun heats some materials equally.
• The sun heats some materials more than others.
• The sun cannot heat objects made of plastic.
• The sun heats liquid water but not ice.

An insulator 

• slows the flow of heat.
• speeds up the flow of heat.
• is anything that CAN'T catch on fire.
• something that is very hot when exposed to heat.

When objects are touching each other, heat flows from one of the objects to the other.  What is this called?

• evaporation
• insulation
• radiation
• conduction