Thermal Conductors and Insulators

Learn about thermal conductors and insulators! Classify materials and understand how they affect energy transfer.

Read the text in the following link in order to answer the questions below.Thermal conductors and insulators Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching. Conduction is usually faster in certain solids and liquids than in gases. Materials that are good conductors of thermal energy are called thermal conductors. Metals are especially good thermal conductors because they have freely moving electronsthat can transfer thermal energy quickly and easily. Sort the examples into the correct category Conductors water copper silver aluminum paper clip penny Insulators wood plastic wool glass air rubber cotton How does having an insulator (rubber eraser, wooden toothpick, etc.) like in pictures A C within a circuit impact energy transfer? How does having a conductor (metal spoon, key, etc.) like in pictures B D within a circuit impact energy transfer? Student First and Last Name: Student Science Teacher (King or Tubb):