Conductors and Insulators Practice

Front

What are conductors?

Back

Materials that allow heat or electrical energy to pass easily through them.

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What are insulators?

Back

Materials that do not allow heat or electrical energy to pass easily through them.

Front

Give an example of a good conductor of heat.

Back

Metals like copper and aluminum.

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Give an example of a good insulator.

Back

Materials like rubber, plastic, and wood.

Front

True or False: All metals are conductors.

Back

True.

Front

True or False: Insulators can be used to protect us from electric shock.

Back

True.

Front

What happens to heat when it passes through a conductor?

Back

It transfers quickly and efficiently.

Front

What happens to heat when it passes through an insulator?

Back

It does not transfer easily, keeping the heat contained.

Front

True or False: If something is a conductor for electricity, it is also a conductor for heat.

Back

True.

Front

True or False: A plastic knife is a good conductor of electricity or heat.

Back

False.