Science Heat Review Unit 1 (1a.)

A student has a candy bar in a coat pocket. The coat is hanging on the coat rack. When the student went to eat the candy for snack, it melted. Which question would help determine the source of heat that caused the candy bar to melt?

• Is the coat very thick?

• What is the temperature of the room?

• What size is the coat?

• How many students are in the room?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In the classroom, your friend is always cold and you are always hot. When you took the temperature of the room near your friend’s desk, it was lower than the temperature near your desk. Which is the BEST question that you and your friend can ask to determine how a heat source influences this?

• Whose hair is longer?

• Does your desk get more sunlight through the window than your friend’s desk?

• Who is wearing a t-shirt?

• What is the weather like today?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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A kid went to a friend’s house for a sleepover. The friend’s mom gave each of them an ice cream cone to eat outside. The ice cream began to melt quicker than they could eat it. What is the best question they can ask to find the source of heat that caused the ice cream to melt?

• What was the temperature outside?

• What kind of ice cream cones were they?

• What was the temperature of the ice cream cones?

• What are the length and width of the ice cream cones?

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A student climbed to the top of the rope in gym class. While they climbed their hands rubbed against the rough rope. When they got back to the floor, their hands were very hot.

Which source of heat MOST LIKELY caused the student’s hands to warm-up?

• sunlight

• burning

• friction

• the room’s temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A group of kids were riding their bikes after school. They were going really fast and then approached a large downward hill. They realized that they were going too fast, so they tried to slow down all the way down the hill with their brakes. They got off their bikes and realized their bikes were very hot. What question do the kids need to ask to determine the heat source that caused this?

• How steep was the hill?

• What was the temperature of the street?

• What was the speed the kids were going?

• Were the brakes of the bike on the entire way down the hill?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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A group of kids were playing on a playground. One kid was on the top of a plastic slide while talking to the other kids. The kid noticed the plastic slide where the kid was sitting was getting warm. What question does the kid need to ask to determine the heat source that caused the warm slide?

• What is the color of the slide?

• Was the kid sitting still on the slide?

• Was the kid sliding back and forth on the slide?

• What is the temperature of the slide?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4