Physical Science Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Metals are both good heat and electrical conductors due to	Looseness of outer electrons in metal atoms
A good heat conductor is a	Poor Insulator
Your toes feel warmer on a rug than on a tile floor because the rug	Is a better insulator than tile
If you were caught in freezing weather with only a candle for warmth, you would be warmer in	An igloo
A good insulator	Slows heat transfer
The process of convection occurs in	Fluids
If a volume of air is warmed, it expands. If a volume of air expands, it	Cools
Blow on your hand with your open mouth and you feel the warmth of your breath. Pucker your lips so your breath expands as you blow and your breath is	Cooler
Convection currents in the air near a seashore are produced by	Unequal heating of land and water
The average frequency of radiant energy is directly proportional to the	Kelvin temperature of the emitter
Objects that are good radiators generally	Absorb radiation relatively well
The higher the temperature of an object, the	Higher frequency it radiates
Which emits the highest frequency of radiation?	A blue-hot star
The higher the frequency of a wave, the	Shorter the wavelength
Cold water will warm to room temperature faster in a	Black Pot
An object will normally be a net radiator of energy when its temperature is	Higher than its surroundings
If air were a better conductor than it is, nighttimes on Earth would be	Noticeably cooler
A good absorber of radiation is a	Good emitter of radiation
A good reflector of radiation is a	Poor absorber of radiation
Suppose you want to save energy and you're going to leave your warm house for a half hour on a cold day. You should turn the thermostat	Off
The Sun's radiant energy is composed of shorter wavelengths than the Earth's because the Sun	Has a higher temperature than the Earth
Newton's law of cooling applies to objects that are	Warming and Cooling
A can of soft drink will cool faster if placed in what part of a refrigerator?	Freezer compartment
A red-hot piece of iron will cool faster in a	Cool room
If the greenhouse effect on Earth were absent, Earth's average temperature would be about	-18 degrees C
Glass and the atmosphere are largely transparent to	Visible Light
Glass in a florist's greenhouse blocks radiation of	Low frequency
The interior of a greenhouse emits long-wavelength radiation due to its	Temperature
The Earth loses heat mainly by	Radiation
When evaporation occurs in a dish of water, the molecules left behind in the water	Result in lowered temperature, are less energetic, and have decreased average speeds
Evaporation is a cooling process because	The more energetic molecules are able to escape the liquid.
Sublimation is a change of phase from solid to gas without	Going through the liquid phase
The dew that forms on a cold soda can when taken from a refrigerator is due to	Condensation
A hot dog pants	To help evaporation occur in its mouth and bronchial tract
Pigs wallow in mud mainly to	Cool themselves by evaporation
The process of boiling water tends to	Cool the water
Increased air pressure on the surface of hot water tends to	Prevent boiling
n the mountains, water boils at	A lower temperature than at sea level
When salt is introduced to water, the temperature at which freezing occurs is	Lowered
If you want to cook eggs by boiling them while in the mountains, then compared with cooking at sea level you should	Boil them for a longer period of time
Melting and freezing are	Opposite processes, changes of phase, and processes of molecular transfer.
Which would burn the most, 100 degrees of water or 100 degrees of steam?	Steam
When a gas is changed to a liquid phase, the gas	Releases energy
We are warmed by condensation because water molecules in the air striking our bodies	Transfer some of their kinetic energies to us

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