Before 1600, people believed heat was a combination of fire and air. They thought it was an invisible fluid. What was the fluid called and explain the ‘Theory’ it was based on?
Explain the Particle Theory of Heat.
What activities are directly related to heat related technologies?
(eg. staying comfortable in our homes)
Complete the Heating Technology Timeline
What does it mean when we are asked to make sustainable choices?
Describe the changes that take place with the transfer of heat to and from water.
List the four main principles in the Particle Model of Matter.
Kinetic energy is the energy of movement. Describe the particles in each state of matter.
Complete the following chart that helps to show the relationship between heat, the particle model
and changes of state.
Explain the difference between thermal energy, heat and temperature in terms of kinetic energy.
How is temperature measured?
Complete the Timeline, by adding in the dates that are missing ...
Illustrate and describe 4 natural sources of Thermal Energy that are available to us.
Explain the component parts of the different applications of Solar Energy - used for heating and generating electricity.
Describe what a solar array is and where it could be used.
Draw the component parts of a thermostat and explain how it works.
Describe how a bimetallic strip can be used as a switch.
Describe each of the two types of heating systems: Local Heating and Central heating.
R-Value indicates insulating value of a particular type of material. Explain what it means.
Identify the % of heat loss in a typical house.
What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources?
Explain the ‘COSTS’ of using fossil fuels.
Describe the costs and benefits of these alternative thermal energy technologies.
* Solar
*Wind
*Geothermal
*Nuclear
*Hydro-Electric
What does this symbol represent?
Describe ways in which energy can be used wisely in the following places: