4th Grade Science – Quick Check Review

A class is doing an experiment to find out which type of cup keeps water the warmest over five minutes.

Which cup kept the water the warmest?

• glass cup

• foam cup

• paper cup

• ceramic cup

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Valerie watched a science video about heat. In the video, a student wanted to find out what kind of metal two rings were made of. Here's what the student did:

• He heated both rings in hot water.

• Then he put each ring into a cup of cooler water.

• He measured how much the water temperature changed in each cup.

Based on these data, which statement is most likely true?

• Heat moved from the water into the rings.

• Heat moved from the rings into the water.

• The rings made the water colder.

• The water and rings stayed at the same temperature.

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Illustration A shows a metal spoon that is at room temperature. Illustration B shows a pan of boiling water on a stove. In illustration C, the pan of boiling water has been removed from the stove and the spoon has been placed in the water for five minutes. Which statement describes what most likely occurred in illustration C?

• Heat transferred from the water to the pan.

• Heat transferred from the water to the spoon.

• The temperature of the water remained the same.

• The temperature of the spoon remained the same.

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A piece of copper pipe was heated to 60°C. Then, the copper pipe was placed in a glass bowl of water at room temperature. The graph shows what happened to the temperature of copper and the temperature of water over a period of time. Which statement explains a temperature change that occurred?

• The temperature of the water increased because heat from the copper transferred to the water.

• The temperature of the copper decreased because it transferred its heat into the glass bowl.

• The temperature of the water increased because heat from the atmosphere transferred to the water.

• The temperature of the copper decreased because it transferred its heat into the atmosphere.

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Which statement describes how heat energy is always transferred?

• from an object with high heat to an object with more heat

• from an object with a lower heat to one with a higher heat

• from a cooler object to a warmer object

• from a warmer object to a cooler object

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Brianna's teacher was demonstrating heat conduction. She felt a metal spoon, plastic spoon, copper rod, and a wooden craft stick and wrote down what she felt. She then placed each object into a cup of hot water for two minutes. The teacher then felt the dry end of each object. The chart shows what the teacher recorded.

What can Brianna conclude from this experiment?

• A metal spoon conducts heat well.

• A plastic spoon conducts heat well.

• A plastic spoon conducts heat better than a copper rod does.

• A wooden craft stick conducts heat better than a metal spoon does.

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Some students conduct an investigation to test which metal conducts heat best. Rods of different metals are placed in hot water. Attached to the top of each rod is a small piece of wax and a small plastic chip. As heat from the water travels through the metal rod, the wax melts and the chip falls. The students test each metal rod, and the data are shown in the table. According to the data, which metal conducts heat best?

• aluminum

• bronze

• copper

• steel

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Some metal tools used for cooking have plastic or wooden handles. Which property of plastic makes it a good material for the handle on a cooking tool?

• plastic does not conduct electricity well

• plastic does not conduct heat well

• plastic is a natural material to make tools

• plastic is unaffected by metal

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