Heat Lab

After baking a cake in the oven, Jamie placed the hot baking sheet into a sink of cold water.

In which direction does heat flow to change temperature?

• Heat from the water flows to the pan, and the pan temperature decreases.  

• Heat from the water flows to the pan, and the pan temperature increases.  

• Heat from the pan flows to the water, and the water temperature decreases.

• Heat from the pan flows to the water, and the water temperature increases.

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A group conducted an investigation.  They placed a black metal can 20cm away from a heat lamp.  They also placed a silver metal can the same distance from the heat lamp.  The group let both cans heat up for 5 minutes.  The group wondered which can would absorb the most heat energy.  Which statement below best descibes what happened in the investigation?

• The cans did not absorb heat, the cans were too far away from the heat lamp.

• Both cans absorbed heat, but the black can absorbed the most heat.

• Both cans absorbed heat, but the silver can absorbed the most heat.

• The cans did not absorb heat, they stayed the same temperature for the 5 minutes.

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According to the data, a cup made from the same material as which container would keep hot chocolate the warmest if brought outside on a cold winter day?

• Container 1

• Container 2

• Container 3

• Container 4

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A science teacher heats a beaker of water on a hot plate and places four spoons in the hot water. Each spoon is made of a different material.  The materials are metal, glass, plastic, and wood. The teacher measures the temperature of each handle using a temperature probe.

Which spoon handle will have the highest temperature?

• wood

• plastic

• glass

• metal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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Mark is investigating which kind of material gets hot the fastest. He places a wooden spoon, a metal spoon, and a plastic spoon in a hot cup of water.

Which statement is the best example of scientific evidence that could help Mark make a conclusion?

• The wooden spoon is 2 degrees cooler than the metal spoon after removing them from the hot water.

• The handle of the metal spoon was the same temperature as the part of the spoon in the hot water.

• Part of the plastic spoon was bent after it was placed in the hot water.

• The wooden spoon is warmer than before it was placed in the hot water.

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Mr. Morgan places a pan on the stove.

He puts a small piece of butter in the pan as shown and turns on the burner.

 Which of the following sequences best describes how heat travels?

• burner to pan to butter

• burner to butter to pan

• pan to burner to butter

• butter to pan to burner

Mrs. Jones left ice cubes out on a sunny day, what is most likely going to happen to them?

• The ice cube will evaporate because of conduction.

• The ice cube will become bigger because of conduction.

• The ice cube will melt because of radiation.

• The ice cube will freeze again because of radiation.

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