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Keeping warm

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1. The temperature of something is best measured with ...

your hands

a thermometer

a clock

2. Temperature is measured in

kilograms

degrees

degrees Celsius

3. What do we call materials that let heat pass through them easily?

Thermal conductors

Thermal insulators

Transparent

4. Which of these is a good thermal conductor?

Plastic

Wood

Steel

5. What do we call materials that do NOT let heat pass through them easily?

Thermal conductors

Thermal insulators

Opaque

6. Which of these is a good thermal insulator?

Steel

Iron

Polystyrene

7. Which one of these things can a thermal insulator NOT do?

Keep warm things warm

Make cold things hot

Keep cold things cold

8. To save on heating bills, do you think the roof of a building should be lined with ...

a thermal conductor

a thermal insulator

nothing

9. A room at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius would feel colder than a room at a temperature of -20 degrees Celsius. True or false?

True

False

They would both feel equally cold

10. How does heat travel?

From cold things to hotter things

From hot things to colder things

Between things of the same temperature

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