1. Are you SMARTER
Than a 6th Grader

2. Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?

3. Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?
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Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?
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300,000
5th Level Topic 1
5th Level Topic 2
175,000
100,000
4th Level Topic 3
4th Level Topic 4
50,000
3rd Level Topic 5
3rd Level Topic 6
25,000
10,000
2nd Level Topic 7
2nd Level Topic 8
5,000
2,000
1st Level Topic 9
1st Level Topic 10
1,000

4. 5th Level Topic 1 Question
Boiling water, hot air balloon, ceiling warmer than the floor.

5. 5th Level Topic 1 Answer
Convection.

6. 5th Level Topic 2 Question
Sun, light bulb, fire

7. 5th Level Topic 2 Answer
Radiation.

8. 4th Level Topic 3 Question
Frying pan on stove, hot metal handle, ice in your hand, barefoot on hot asphalt road

9. 4th Level Topic 3 Answer
Conduction.

10. 4th Level Topic 4 Question
Heat moves easily through this.

11. 4th Level Topic 4 Answer
Conductor.

12. 3rd Level Topic 5 Question

13. 3rd Level Topic 5 Answer
Insulator.

14. 3rd Level Topic 6 Question
You freeze your tongue to a metal pole in the winter.

15. 3rd Level Topic 6 Answer
Conduction.

16. 2nd Level Topic 7 Question
Transfer of energy by waves, often through empty space.

17. 2nd Level Topic 7 Answer
Radiation.

18. 2nd Level Topic 8 Question
What method of heat transfer does this heater use?

19. 2nd Level Topic 8 Answer
Radiation.

20. 1st Level Topic 9 Question
As a thunderhead builds, warm air at the Earth's surface rises and cold air high aloft sinks downward.

21. 1st Level Topic 9 Answer
Convection.

22. 1st Level Topic 10 Question
A gardener carefully places her outdoor thermometer in a shady location out of direct sunlight, so that it doesn't give incorrectly high readings. What method of heat transfer is she trying to avoid?

23. 1st Level Topic 10 Answer
Radiation.

24. Million Dollar Question
Which type of heat transfer (if any) would be possible in the vacuum of space?

25. 1,000,000 Answer
Radiation.

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