Science Heating and Cooling

When heat is removed from liquid, which change is likely to occur?

• melting
• condensation
• evaporation
• freezing

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Which of these is a good thermal conductor?

• plastic
• wood 
• copper

An ice cube feels cold when we hold it. Which of the following best explains why?

• Heat moves from our hands into the ice cube.
• Cold moves from our hands into the ice cube.
• Heat moves from the ice cube into our hands.
• Cold moves from the ice cube into our hands.

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To save on heating bills, a roof of a building should be lined with which of the following?

• a thermal conductor

• a thermal insulator

• Nothing

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When heat is added to ice, the first change it goes through will be which of the following?

• It will begin to boil.

• It will melt into water.

• It will turn into steam.

• It will become a gas.

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What do we call materials that let heat pass through them easily?

• conductors
• insulators
• transparent

What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?

• decrease in weight

• increase in weight

• decrease in length

• increase in length

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What do we call materials that do NOT let heat pass through them easily?

• conductors
• insulators
• nothing

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How does heat travel?

• From cold things to hotter things

• From hot things to colder things

• Between things of the same temperature.

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Which one of these things can a thermal insulator NOT do?

• Keep warm things warm

• Make cold things hot

• Keep cold things cool

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