Heat Transfer

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The heat from the lamp allows this lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
radiation
convection
conduction
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes the circulation of air?
Air in the atmosphere is heated by the Sun and sinks to the ground.
The ground is heated by the Sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.
Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.
The Sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which best explains why a refrigerator is usually not made completely out of metal?
Metal will not transfer heat, which allows the refrigerator to remain cool.
Metal easily transfers heat, which would warm the inside of the refrigerator.
Metal would heat up quickly on the outside, making the door too hot to touch.
Metal cools quickly, causing the refrigerator to be too cold and freeze the food inside.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which container used for cooking food would best conduct heat?
a container made of foam
a container made of glass
a container made of metal
a container made of plastic
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A student places a cup of cold water on a counter in a hot room. After a short time, the student notices that the water in the cup is no longer cold. Which best explains why the water in the cup is no longer cold?
The coldness of the water transferred to the air, making the water in the cup warmer.
The coldness of the water was conducted to the cup, making the water in the cup warmer.
The heat from the air transferred to the water in the cup, making the water in the cup warmer.
The heat from the air caused the cold water in the cup to condense, making the water warmer.
Tags
Heat
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ms. Sandoval has a pot of boiling water and a wooden spoon, a plastic spoon, a metal spoon, and a glass spoon. If the four spoons of different materials were placed in a pot of boiling water, which spoon’s handle would heat up the fastest?
the wooden spoon
the plastic spoon
the metal spoon
the glass spoon
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On a camping trip, a family roasts marshmallows. They use a metal rod to hold the marshmallow over the fire. What happens to the metal rod after the marshmallow has roasted over the fire for a few minutes.
The metal rod does not get hot.
The entire metal rod becomes hot at the same time.
The metal rod becomes hot first at the part in the fire, and then at the top of the handle.
The metal rod becomes hot only at part in the fire.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
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