A kid went to a friend’s house for a sleepover. The friend’s mom gave each of them a popsicle to eat outside. The popsicle 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 popsicle to melt?

What was the temperature outside?

What are the length and width of the popsicles?

What was the temperature of the popsicles?

What kind of popsicles were they?

Amy measured the temperature of a cup of lemonade. After one hour, the temperature went from 5 °C to 10 °C. What can Amy say about the temperature change in the lemonade?

The heat cannot be measured by temperature.

A student rubs his hands together to produce heat. Which action produces heat in the same way?

Lighting the burner on a gas stove.

A student leaves a metal cup and a plastic cup of the same color in direct sunlight for 30 minutes. Which of these would best describe the cups after 30 minutes in the sunlight?

The temperature of the metal cup will be greater than that of the plastic cup.

The temperatures of the cups will not change.

The temperatures of the cups will increase the same amount.

The temperature of the plastic cup will be greater than that of the metal cup.

Sam wanted to build a container to keep his water cool as he played volleyball on a hot sunny day. He did an experiment with different materials in order to decide what he should use in his design. The results are in the table below. Which material should Sam choose to build his container and why?

Material #3 because it did not allow the heat to pass through easily.

Material #2 because it did not allow the heat to pass through easily.

Material #2 because it allowed the heat to pass through easily.

Material #3 because it allowed the heat to pass through easily.

A solar cooker is a device that can be used to cook food outside using heat from the sun when electricity is not available. Taylor is going camping and wants to build a solar cooker to cook his hot dogs. Below is a table showing the choices of materials he can choose for his solar cooker. What can Taylor conclude about his choices and which option should he use to cook his food the fastest and why?

Choice #2 is the best conductor so he should use that.

Choice #1 is the best insulator so he should use that.

Choice #1 is the best conductor so he should use that.

Choice #2 is the best insulator so he should use that.

Riley is going to sell coffee at the football game. What type of cup should she use to make sure that the coffee stays hot for an extended period of time?

Cups that insulate heat well using styrofoam, so the heat will stay inside the cup.

Cups that are made out of paper so they are inexpensive, which means Riley will earn more money.

Cups that are made out of chocolate, so the buyers have a lot of chocolate.

Cups that conduct heat well using metal, so the cup will become warm.

Two students were building a solar oven to bake a cake. They tested different materials by placing them in the sun for 1 hour and recorded the data in the chart below. According to the data, which material should they use for the inside of the solar oven?

Aluminum foil because it is the best conductor.

Cardboard because it is a commonly used material.

Styrofoam because it is the best insulator.

Heat Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Is the coat very thick?

What size is the coat?

What is the temperature of the room?

How many students are in the room?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Your sister is always cold in her bed and you are always hot in your bed. When you took the temperature of the room near your sister's bed, it was lower than the temperature near your bed. Which is the BEST question that you and your sister can ask to determine how a heat source influences this?

Do either of you sleep near an air vent?

Whose hair is longer?

Who is wearing a jacket?

What is the weather like today?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when heat is added to particles?

The particles stay the same.

The particles move faster.

The particles move slower.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A metric unit of measure used to indicate temperature.

Celsius

Thermometer

Temperature

Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When something changes to a solid. This occurs when water is frozen.

Friction

Melt

Freeze

Heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When something changes from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when ice is heated.

Freeze

Melt

Heat

Heat energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The force that works against the movement of two objects that are in contact with each other. This movement can create heat.

Temperature

Heat

Friction

Fire

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

Your sister is always cold in her bed and you are always hot in your bed. When you took the temperature of the room near your sister's bed, it was lower than the temperature near your bed. Which is the BEST question that you and your sister can ask to determine how a heat source influences this?

What happens when heat is added to particles?

A metric unit of measure used to indicate temperature.

When something changes to a solid. This occurs when water is frozen.

When something changes from a solid to a liquid. This occurs when ice is heated.

The force that works against the movement of two objects that are in contact with each other. This movement can create heat.

The energy of movement of tiny particles of matter.

The measure of thermal energy or how hot or cold something is.

The amount of thermal energy in an item.

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