WorksheetsScience Heating and Cooling
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When heat is removed from liquid, which change is likely to occur?
a)
melting
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
freezing
2.
Which of these is a good thermal conductor?
a)
plastic
b)
wood
c)
copper
3.
An ice cube feels cold when we hold it. Which of the following best explains why?
a)
Heat moves from our hands into the ice cube.
b)
Cold moves from our hands into the ice cube.
c)
Heat moves from the ice cube into our hands.
d)
Cold moves from the ice cube into our hands.
4.
To save on heating bills, a roof of a building should be lined with which of the following?
a)
a thermal conductor
b)
a thermal insulator
c)
Nothing
5.
When heat is added to ice, the first change it goes through will be which of the following?
a)
It will begin to boil.
b)
It will melt into water.
c)
It will turn into steam.
d)
It will become a gas.
6.
What do we call materials that let heat pass through them easily?
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
transparent
7.
What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?
a)
decrease in weight
b)
increase in weight
c)
decrease in length
d)
increase in length
8.
What do we call materials that do NOT let heat pass through them easily?
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
nothing
9.
How does heat travel?
a)
From cold things to hotter things
b)
From hot things to colder things
c)
Between things of the same temperature.
10.
Which one of these things can a thermal insulator NOT do?
a)
Keep warm things warm
b)
Make cold things hot
c)
Keep cold things cool
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