Heat Test

What happens to the liquid in a thermometer as the temperature decreases?

• It contracts and goes down
• It expands and rises
• It stays the same
• It disappears

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Students at your school have been burning their hands on the monkey bars. Which would be the best investigation for determining the material that should be used to make the monkey bars safe for students’ hands?

• Measure the temperature of the material that the monkey bars are made of while the bars are in the shade and then in the sun. Compare the temperatures to see which is the lowest.
• Measure the temperature of the material on the ground under the monkey bars and compare it to the temperature of the monkey bars during the hottest part of the day.
• Measure the temperature of different materials on other playground equipment after the materials have been in the sun for several minutes. Compare to see which has the lowest temperature.
• Measure the temperature of different materials on other playground equipment when they are in the sun and in the shade. Compare to see which has the lowest temperature.

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The pictures show Tonya and Caleb each pushing a box across the carpet. Tonya's box has wheels and Caleb's box does not. After pushing the boxes across the floor, whose box would most likely feel the warmest on the bottom and why?

• Tonya's box would be the warmest because the wheels would create more friction.
• Tonya's box would be the warmest because the wheels would create less friction.
• Caleb's box would be the warmest because there would be more friction created without the wheels.
• Caleb's box would be the warmest because there would be less friction created without the wheels.

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Which is an example of heat being produced?

• Reading a book
• Boiling an egg
• Watering plants
• Doing your homework

What happens to the liquid in a thermometer as the temperature increases?

• It disappears
• It expands and rises
• It stays the same
• It contracts and goes down

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Why does a person wear oven mitts?

• To conduct heat with their hands
• To conduct heat to the pan
• To insulate the pan
• To insulate their hands

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Two students were building a solar oven to bake chocolate chip cookies. They tested different materials by placing them in the sun for 1 hour and recorded the data in the chart below. According to the data, what material should they use for the inside of the solar oven?

• Cardboard is a commonly used material.
• Aluminum foil is the best conductor.
• Styrofoam is the best insulator.
• Wood is heavier

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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A solar cooker is a device that can be used to cook food outside using heat from the sun when electricity is not available. Ernest is going camping and wants to build a solar cooker to cook his hot dogs. Below is a table showing the choices of materials he can choose for his solar cooker. What can Ernest conclude about his choices, and which option should he use to cook his food the fastest, and why?

• Choice #1 is the best insulator, so he should use that.
• Choice #1 is the best conductor, so he should use that.
• Choice #2 is the best insulator, so he should use that.
• Choice #2 is the best conductor, so he should use that.

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Heat always travels from...

• Warm to cool

• Cool to warm

• Warm to warm

• Cool to cool

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Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?

• from the hand to the ice
• from the ice to the hand
• heat is not being transferred
• there is no way to tell

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