Sc.4.P.11

Rachel tests how quickly different materials change temperature when they are heated. All materials start at the same temperature. She then heats them at the same time. The table shows the temperature of each material after 5 minutes.Which of the following materials is the best insulator?

• Material 1

• Material 2

• Material 3

• Material 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Carmen wears wool socks with her winter boots to keep her feet warm. How is the wool important to heat flow?

• Wool is an insulator that keeps Carmen’s feet from losing heat.

• Wool is an insulator that provides heat to keep Carmen’s feet warm.

• Wool is a conductor that transfers heat from Carmen’s feet to her boots.

• Wool is a conductor that transfers heat from the socks to Carmen’s skin.

Philip is going to stir some soup he is cooking in a pot. The soup is very hot. He wants to use a spoon that will keep his hand from getting too hot. Which material would be best for the spoon?

• Wood

• copper

• steel

• glass

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The picture shows a person lifting a pot off a stove. At which point is heat transfer reduced?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Asim is making a poster about conductors and insulators. Which of these objects should be listed as a conductor?

• Rubber eraser

• Aluminum can

• Plastic Straw

• Wooden Pencil

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Misa puts thermometers in four boxes of the same size and same shape. She covers each box with a top made of a different kind of material.Misa leaves the boxes outside on a hot sunny day. After 2 hours which thermometer should show the highest temperature?

• aluminum

• cork

• rubber

• wood

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4