Science Heat Review Unit 1 (1b)

1. Students at your school have been burning their hands on the monkey bars. Which would be the best investigation for determining the material that should be used to make the monkey bars safe for students’ hands?

• Measure the temperature of the material that the monkey bars are made of while the bars are in the shade and then in the sun. Compare the temperatures to see which is the lowest.

• Measure the temperature of the material on the ground under the monkey bars and compare it to the temperature of the monkey bars during the hottest part of the day.

• Measure the temperature of different materials on other playground equipment when they are in the sun and in the shade. Compare to see which has the lowest temperature.

• Measure the temperature of different materials on other playground equipment after the materials have been in the sun for several minutes. Compare to see which has the lowest temperature.

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2. You have 4 plastic cups filled with water. Each cup is a different color. What is the best way to investigate to see which color will increase the temperature of the water the most when placed outside?

• Place all 4 cups on different surfaces in direct sunlight. After 20 minutes measure the temperature of the water in each cup. Compare the temperatures to see which is the highest.

• Place all 4 cups on the same surface in direct sunlight. After 20 minutes measure the temperature of the water in each cup. Compare the temperatures to see which is the highest.

• Place 2 of the cups on the sidewalk in direct sunlight and 2 of the cups in the shade in the grass. After 20 minutes measure the temperature of the water in each cup. Compare the temperatures of the cups in the sun to the temperature of the cups in the shade.

• Place 2 of the cups on the sidewalk and 2 of the cups in the grass. After 20 minutes in direct sunlight, measure the temperature of the water in each of the cups. Compare all of the temperatures to find the highest.

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3. A class was trying to decide what color shirt to order for field day. Field Day was scheduled for May. It is usually very hot during the month of May and the class would be outside for at least 2 hours. What could the class do to help them make the best color choice for the shirt?

• Place the color choices on a table and use a thermometer to record the beginning temperature and the temperature after 2 hours.

• Place the color choices in the freezer and use a thermometer to record the beginning temperature and the temperature after 2 hours.

• Place the color choices under a heat lamp and use a thermometer to record the beginning temperature and the temperature after 2 hours.

• Place the color choices near the window on a cloudy day and use a thermometer to record the beginning temperature and the temperature after 2 hours.

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4. A student wants to test out if sunlight does impact the temperature of her black jackets. She places three black jackets and records their temperatures after 30 minutes.

What can the student conclude based upon the results of the investigation?

• Direct sunlight increases the temperature of the black jacket more than sitting in the shade and the classroom.

• Sunlight impacts the temperature of the black jacket, but the shade and sitting in the classroom does not impact the temperature.

• The black jacket temperature increases just as much in the shade as it does in the direct sunlight.

• The temperature of the black jacket decreases in the classroom, shade, and the direct sunlight.

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5. You put your water bottle down on the sidewalk while you were playing soccer with several of your classmates. When you came back to drink your water, you noticed it was really warm. This has been a problem for several of your friends in your class. What investigation could you perform to show your friends the best place to keep the water as cool as possible?

• Place the water bottles in the direct sunlight and record the beginning temperature and the temperature after recess.

• Place the water bottles in the shade and record the beginning temperature and the temperature after recess.

• Take the temperature of all the water bottles before practice and spread out the water bottles in different sunny and shaded areas. Take the temperature after practice and compare the temperatures.

• Take the temperature of all the water bottles before practice and spread out the water bottles in different sunny areas. Compare the feel of the water bottles after practice.

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6. A football team is selling lemonade as a fundraiser for their upcoming games on a hot summer day. The kids on the team begin to notice that the lemonade becomes warm pretty quickly. One of the kids wants to determine the best location to keep the lemonade as cool as possible.

Based upon the football player’s investigation, what can the student conclude?



• The lemonade warms up the quickest in the direct sunlight, so the lemonade should stay out of direct sunlight. If the lemonade can sit in the back of the air conditioned car, then the lemonade will be the coolest.

• The lemonade warms up the quickest in the air conditioned car, so the lemonade should stay out of the car. If the lemonade can sit in the direct sunlight, then the lemonade will be the coolest.

• The lemonade warms up the quickest in the shade, so the lemonade should stay out of direct sunlight. If the lemonade can sit in the shade, then the lemonade will be the coolest.

• The temperature of the lemonade will remain cool whether it is in direct sunlight, the shade, or in the air conditioned car.

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Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

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During a hot and sunny day, what colour of shirt is suitable for you to wear?

• Black

• White

• Any colour will be fine