Lesson 2.6 - Safely Controlling Heat Transfer

The average home has numerous devices specially insulated to protect the user from being burned by the hot part of the device. 

Read Kitchen and Workshop on page 119 to learn how these devices are insulated. Then, answer the following questions.

Question 1. What are the two most common insulators used in the kitchen and workshop? 

Question 2. What kind of material do you think a welders apron and gloves are made from? 

 

Check your answers with those that follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers to Questions:

Question 1. What are the two most common insulators used in the kitchen and workshop?

The two most common insulators used in the kitchen and workshop are plastic and wood.

Question 2. What kind of material do you think a welders apron and gloves are made from? 

A welders apron and gloves are usually made from leather; it is a good insulator and relatively fire resistant.

 


Go to the next page to complete Lesson 2.