Heat Energy Review

James is preparing a hot meal and needs to stir the food while it's cooking. He has four items to choose from: a metal fork, a wooden drawer handle, a solid plastic ladle, and a foam plastic drink container. Which of these items is the best conductor of heat?

• a metal fork

• a wooden drawer handle

• a solid plastic ladle

• a foam plastic drink container

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following shows the best example of how heat flows from hot to cold?

• The sun warms your skin.

• You rub your cold hands together quickly.

• A metal spoon in soup becomes warm.

• A mobile turns from a candle burning below it.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

At his campsite, a park ranger started a campfire. He cooks dinner using his campfire. Which type of energy does the park ranger rely on to cook the food?

• light energy

• thermal energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Ms. Alba makes her afternoon teas each day by filling a kettle with cold water. She puts the kettle on a hot stove and heats it until the water boils. She pours the hot water into her cup that has a teabag.

When do the particles in the water in the kettle begin to move faster?

• when the kettle is being filled

• when the kettle is being heated

• when the kettle is taken off the stove

• when the water is poured from the kettle to the cup

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Mason places a hot mug of cocoa on a cold kitchen counter. Which statement describes what happens to the heat?

• Heat moves from hot objects to cold ones.

• Heat only moves by conduction.

• Heat increases as objects become colder.

• Heat is the temperature of an object.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Ms. Alba makes her afternoon tea each day by filling a kettle with cold water. She puts the kettle on a hot stove and heats it until the water boils. She pours the hot water into her cup that has a tea bag.

Which best describes how heat flows through the scenario above?

• kettle > stove > cup > spoon

• stove > kettle > cup > spoon

• kettle > cup > spoon > stove

• stove > cup > spoon > kettle

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Many people use electric stoves to cook food. The pictures show burners on an electric stove. One burner is on. The other burner is off.

Which statement about the burner is likely true?

• The burner is made of a material that is a resistor.

• The burner is made of a material that is an insulator. It stops energy from flowing out of the burner.

• The burner is made of a material that is a conductor. It allows heat energy to flow through a circuit.

• The burner is made of a material that is an energy source. It controls the amount of heat produced by the light.

Which of the following materials would be the best choice for making a pot handle that stays cool while cooking?

• metal

• wood

• Brass

• Copper

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Emma is making soup in the kitchen. She leaves a metal spoon in the pot while the soup is heating. When Emma touches the spoon, it feels warm. Why does the spoon feel warm?

• Because heat travels from the soup to the spoon

• Because the soup cools down the spoon

• Because the spoon creates its own heat

• Because the spoon is an insulator

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Is this glass pot an insulator, conductor, or a source of heat energy?

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Source of Heat Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4