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 Physics 1 - Energy
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Pans for cooking are usually made of copper or aluminium because they are good conductors of heat. The handle is made from wood or plastic because they are good insulators of heat.

 

     

 P1 Thermal Conduction 

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

       

   1.  Define thermal conduction.

   2.  Fill in the gaps in the following paragraph using these words: wood, heated, solids, vibrate,

        conductor, neighbouring, insulator.

        When a thermal conductor is                , its atoms start to             more. These atoms pass

        on their vibration energy to                atoms.

        Thermal conduction is the transfer of heat in               .

        An example of a poor conductor of heat is                . It is called an                 .

        Copper is a good                 of heat.