Heat

The heat from your hot chocolate moves to the cooler air surrounding it, causing your hot chocolate to cool down. What is this an example of?

• Thermal energy moving from warmer objects to cooler objects.

• The hot chocolate is a conductor.

• Thermal energy moving from cooler objects to warmer objects.

• The mug is an insulator.

What is a material that does NOT let heat travel through it easily and SLOWS down the transfer of heat?

• A thermometer

• An insulator

• A conductor

• Air

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Heat is the amount of energy in an object because of its ______________.

• moving conductors

• temperature

• surroundings

• moving molecules

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Which is NOT en example of heat energy?

• Burning something

• Mixing one substance with another

• Rubbing objects together

• The Sun

• Thinking really hard

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What do we use a thermometer for?

• To measure the temperature of an object or area.

• To measure how much something weighs.

• To measure how long something is.

• To measure how expensive something is.

Where do we get the greatest amount of heat energy from?

• A plug

• Running

• Fire

• The Sun

What happens when you rub your hands together?

• You create a conductor.

• You create a chemical reaction.

• You create a cool sound.

• You create friction.

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Clothing keeps you warm because clothing acts as what?

• A conductor

• A thermometer

• An insulator

• Friction

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What color reflects light (meaning the object stays cooler)?

• White

• Black

• Orange

• Pink

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What color absorbs light (meaning the object stays warmer)?

• White

• Black

• Orange

• Pink