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Dekalb Reads Assignment 10.2 B

Conductors &Insulators / Specific Heat

Read pages 333-337 and answer the following questions
  1. In what kind of substances energy is transferred as heat quickly?
  2. Why are cooking pans made of metals?
  3. Define conductor.
  4. Which state of matter is extremely poor conductor?
  5. Why are gases poor conductors?
  6. Particles in liquids are _________________________________.
  7. Name two metals that conduct energy transfer very well as heat.
  8. Among metals and nonmetals which are better conductors?
  9. __________________ slow the transfer of energy as heat.
  10. Define insulator.
  11. Why is the skillet made of Iron?
  12. Wood is an ___________________.
  13. What is the advantage of using wooden spoon or wooden handle?
  14. What makes a substance a good or poor conductor?
  15. ___________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object’s temperature.
  16. What are the units of specific heat?
  17. Why the temperature of water in a swimming pool remains much lower than the air and temperature of surrounding concrete?
  18. How many Joules of energy is required to raise the temperature of 1 Kg of water by 1 K?
  19. How many Joules of energy is required to raise the temperature of 2 Kg of water by 1 K?
  20. Write down the specific heat equation?

 
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