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A fifth grade class constructed this circuit.  Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?

• plastic straw
• cotton string
• aluminum foil
• rubber eraser

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Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

• radiation
• conduction
• convection
• insulation

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Which type of heat is being transferred in the image?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Sound travels through solids, liquids AND gasses.

• True

• False

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Which of these uses electric currents to move energy from place to place?

• a toaster

• a campfire

• a baseball bat

• the sun

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What is something that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound...

• insulator

• conduction

• thermal equilibrium

• conductor

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Which spoon handle would be the hottest?

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The flow of electrical charges through a circuit is called ______________________.

• static electricity

• neutral

• current electricity

• discharge

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Which type of electricity runs appliances in your home and flows through a circuit?

• static electricity

• current electricity

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