5th Grade Physical Science Vocabulary

What is heat?

• Material that does not easily transfer heat

• The internal energy of a system, object, or substance

• The transfer of thermal energy from a hot object to a cold object

• Material that easily transfers heat

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A conductor is (a)   .

• Material that does not easily trans
• The internal energy of a system, ob
• The transfer of thermal energy from
• Material that easily transfers heat

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Which of the following materials is a good conductor?

• Air

• Plastic

• Metals

• Rubber

What is an insulator?

• Material that transfers heat easily

• The internal energy of a system, object, or substance

• The transfer of thermal energy from a hot object to a cold object

• Material that does not transfer heat easily

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Match the following materials with their property of being a good insulator or not.

• Not a good insulator

• Copper

• Not a good insulator

• Iron

• Not a good insulator

• Air

• Good insulator

• Metals

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What is conduction in terms of heat transfer?

• Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves through a vacuum or through matter

• The circulation of warm and cold fluid due to convection

• Transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of a fluid

• Heating through direct contact, heat transfers from a hot object to a cold object that is touching it

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How does convection transfer heat?

• By the circulation of warm and cold fluid due to convection

• Through direct contact, transferring heat from a hot object to a cold object that is touching it

• By electromagnetic waves through a vacuum or through matter

• Transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of a solid

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What is a convection current?

• Transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of a solid

• Heating through direct contact, heat transfers from a hot object to a cold object that is touching it

• The circulation of warm and cold fluid due to convection

• Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves through a vacuum or through matter

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What is radiation heating?

• Transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of a fluid

• The circulation of warm and cold fluid due to convection

• Heating through direct contact, heat transfers from a hot object to a cold object that is touching it

• Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves through a vacuum or through matter

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What is wind?

• The movement of water from high to low areas

• The movement of air, air moves from warm areas to cool areas

• The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere

• The rotation of the Earth causing air to move

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