Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

Which is an example of radiation?

getting hot from lying in the sun

boiling a pot of noodles for dinner

feeling warm while taking a shower

burning yourself after touching a hot plate

Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.

The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.

Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.

Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

Which best explains why metal is a good material to make frying pans?

Metal is a good conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

Metal is a good conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?

Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.

Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.

What causes the circulation of air in the atmosphere?

The ground is heated by the sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.

Air in the atmosphere is heated by the sun and sinks to the ground.

Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.

The sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.

When snowflakes melt in your hand, thermal energy (or heat) moves from _____________________ to ___________________

your warm hand to the snowflake

from the warm air to the snowflake

The power goes out at your house. After 2 hours you go to the freezer and you notice that everything is still completely frozen. Why did none of the food melt?

The freezer is made of materials that insulates and keeps the freezer cold.

The food has a low melting point.

The food has a high melting point.

The freezer is made of materials that conducts and keeps the freezer cold.

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Energy and Heat Transfer

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Which is an example of radiation?

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