Heat and Energy

As an ice cube melts, the particles in the ice cube

• move slower and slower

• lose thermal energy

• gain thermal energy

• don't change at all

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How does a toaster cook bread?

• friction

• burning fuels

• electricity

• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which material heats up MOST when the sun is shining on it?

• a black rock

• a white flag

• snow

• yellow shirt

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

While students are waiting at the bus stop on a cold winter morning, they rub their hands together and feel their hands becoming warmer.

What question can students ask to help them identify the reason their hands feel warm?

• Is the sunlight warming their hands?

• Is friction produced when the students rub their hands together causing them to feel warm?

• Are the exhaust fumes from the school bus causing the air to heat up around the students?

• Is the blood rushing to their fingertips because they are very cold?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Dan forgot to wear his jacket to recess.  It is a sunny day but it is 42 degrees outside.What should Daniel do in order to stay as warm as possible?

• Daniel should stand in the sun and stay as still as possible.

• Daniel should stand in the shade and stay as still as possible.

• Daniel should stand in the sun and rub his hands up and down his arms.

• Daniel should stand in the shade and rub his hands up and down his arms.

Which is NOT a way heat is produced?

• burning fuel

• rubbing objects together

• holding a cup of hot tea

The Sun's energy is changed to heat when it

• is absorbed by a material.

• is reflected by a material.

• passes through empty space.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is NOT a way to produce heat?

• burning fuels

• friction

• singing

Kyle’s teacher challenged the students to design a cup that would slow the amount of time it would take an ice cube to melt when placed in the sun.

Which of these materials would create a cup that would keep the ice cube from melting for as long as possible?

• aluminum foil

• black paper

• clear tape

• white paper

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Tom walked out on his deck to get his food off the grill.  The deck floor was so hot, it burned his feet.

Which question should Tom ask to describe why the deck was hot?

• Was it heated by energy from the sun?

• Was it heated by energy transferred from the grill?

• Was it heated by friction between his feet and the deck?

• Was it heated by a chemical reaction caused by an energy source?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4