🔬 Part 1: Understanding Heat Transfer

1. What is thermal energy?

Energy stored in batteries

Energy related to temperature and movement of particles

Energy from the sun only

Energy that never moves

2. Heat transfer by conduction occurs when:

Objects are far apart

Objects are in direct contact

Objects are the same temperature

Air moves between objects

3. Which materials are good conductors of heat? (Select all that apply)

Metal spoon

Wooden spoon

Copper wire

Plastic ruler

Aluminium foil

4. When you leave a metal spoon in hot tea, the handle gets hot because:

Heat energy travels from the _________ end to the _________ end through the process of _____________.

🧪 Part 2: Practical Investigation Results

5. During our experiment, which rod conducted heat faster?

Metal rod

Wooden rod

Both rods conducted heat at the same rate

6. Describe what happened to the wax on each rod during the experiment:

Metal rod: ________________________________________________

Wooden rod: ________________________________________________

7. Explain why there was a difference between the two rods:

8. Based on your observations, wood is a good _____________ because it does not allow heat to transfer easily.

🏠 Part 3: Real-World Applications

9. Give three examples of conduction in everyday life:

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

10. Why do cooking pans have metal bases but often have wooden or plastic handles?

11. Explain in your own words how conduction works, using the word "particles" in your answer:

Heat Transfer Investigation

Heat Transfer Investigation

🔬 Part 1: Understanding Heat Transfer

🧪 Part 2: Practical Investigation Results

🏠 Part 3: Real-World Applications

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