Description

Worksheet Contents

• This worksheet covers:

• Kinetic energy

• Heat energy

• Temperature

• Heat transfer

• Conduction

• Conductors and insulators

• Convection and convection currents

• Radiation

• Transmission, reflection and absorption of infrared radiation

• Includes:

• Unit outline.

• Cloze activity (fill in the blanks).

• Short-answer questions.

• Extension questions.

• Topics for further research.

• Teacher version containing complete answers.

• Aligned to the Australian Year 9 Science curriculum.

• 8 pages.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this worksheet students will be able to:

• ☑   Define heat energy and temperature in terms of kinetic energy of particles.

• ☑   Give examples of units used to measure heat energy and temperature.

• ☑   Define heat transfer and state the three ways it can occur.

• ☑   Describe conduction in terms of the particle model, with examples.

• ☑   Distinguish between thermal conductors and thermal insulators, with examples of each.

• ☑   Describe convection and convection currents in terms of the particle model, with examples.

• ☑   Describe how heat transfer can occur via radiation, with examples.

• ☑   Discuss how substances transmit, absorb and reflect infrared radiation differently.

 

This resource is also included in the Year 9 Physics PDF Workbook.

 

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