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Mini-Quiz: Thermal Insulation

by Ron Kurtus

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What thermal insulation do you use to protect your hands from a hot metal pot?

An air space of 3.5 inches

A thick cloth pot-holder

Shiny aluminum foil wrapped around your hands

2. Why are car windows tinted?

So the people can feel important

To minimize heating the inside by radiation

Because tint is a poor conductor

3. From the table above, which provides more insulation: 6 inches of cellulose fiber or 6 inches of fiberglass battling?

Cellulose

Fiberglass

Brick

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Physics. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Resources and references

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Websites

Thermal Mass and R-Value - Environmental Building News, April 1998

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Top-rated books on Thermal Insulation

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Mini-Quiz: Thermal Insulation

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Thermal Energy topics

• Thermal Energy is Kinetic
• Thermal Potential Energy

Temperature

• Temperature Overview
• Temperature Measurement
• Temperature Scales
• Temperature Limits
• Temperature Equations

Heat transfer

• To Heat an Object
• Heat Transfer
• Heat Transfer with Coffee
• Heat Transfer on Earth
• Heating a Greenhouse
• Turning Ice into Steam
• Mpemba Effect

Thermal insulation

• Thermal Insulation
• Thermos Containers

Thermodynamics

• Thermodynamics

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