6th-T6 L3: Vocab Quiz

What is a conductor?

• A material that conducts heat well and allows electric charge to flow

• a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charge to flow

• the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a 1 kg material by 1 degree Celsius

Which is a conductor? (hint: 2 answers)

• Metal
• Plastic
• Wood
• Glass
• Water

What is an insulator?

• A material that conducts heat well and allows electric charge to flow

• a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charge to flow

• the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a 1 kg material by 1 degree Celsius

Which materials are insulator? (hint: 3 answers)

• Plastic
• Rubber
• Glass
• Metal

What is specific heat?

• A material that conducts heat well and allows electric charge to flow

• a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charge to flow

• the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a 1 kg material by 1 degree Celsius

Which shows specific heat?

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What is thermal expansion?

• A material that conducts heat well and allows electric charge to flow

• a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charge to flow

• the expansion of matter when it is heated

Which shows thermal expansion? (hint: 2 answers)

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What is thermal contraction?

• A material that conducts heat well and allows electric charge to flow

• a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charge to flow

• when matter contracts due to a decrease in temperature

Which shows thermal contraction?

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