ALETHEA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - DEHIWELA

SCIENCE - GRADE 8I

STUDY PACK 1
Issued on:02/05/2021 Due date: 17/05/2021 Set By Ms. Shakya Wickramasuriya

8Ka TEMPERATURE CHANGES

Internal energy: the energy stored in the movement of particles. Sometimes called
thermal energy.

Thermal energy: another name for internal energy.

Joules (J): a unit for measuring energy.

Degree Celsius ( ͦC): a unit for measuring temperature.

Evaporation: change of state from a liquid to a gas.

Questions: Answer the Questions on pages 165- 167

 8Kb Transferring Energy

Radiation: a way of transferring energy by heating. Also known as infrared radiation.

Infrared radiation can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty space).
Conduction: the way energy is transferred through solids by

heating. Convection: the way energy is transferred by heating in

fluids.

Infrared radiation: a way of transferring energy by heating that does not need a medium

(material). Infrared radiation can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty

space).
Emit: to give out.
Absorbed: ‘to soak up’ or ‘to take in’

Reflected: to bounce off a surface instead of passing through it or being

absorbed. Medium: any substance through which somethings travels.

Thermal imagers: a device like a camera that makes images by detecting infrared

radiation.
Thermal conductors: a material that allows internal (thermal) energy to be transferred

through it easily.

Thermal insulators: a material that does not allow internal (thermal) energy to be

transferred through it easily.

Fluids: a gas or a liquid.

Convection current: a flow of liquid or gas caused by part of it being heated or cooled
more than the rest.

Further study: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z99jq6f/revision/5

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Questions: Answer Questions on pages 168 and 169

 8Kc Controlling Transfers

Solar panels: a panel that uses energy from the Sun to heat water.

Heat can be trapped inside homes to keep warm during winter.

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqivE90kF0g

Questions: Answer questions on pages 170 and 171

 8Kd Power and Efficiency

Appliances: a machine, usually powered by electricity, and used at home.

Power: the amount of energy (in joules, J) transferred every second. It is measured in
watts (W).

Watts (W): a unit for measuring power. 1 watt (W) is 1 joule (J) per second. Kilowatts

(kW): a unit for measuring power. There are 1000 watts (W) in 1 kilowatt (W). Power

ratings: the number of joules of energy an appliance uses every second.

Efficiency: a way of saying how much energy something wastes.

Sankey diagram: a diagram showing energy transfers, where the width of each arrow is
proportional to the amount of energy it represents.

Video: https://youtu.be/w4QFJb9a8vo
https://youtu.be/WSY4HzWZIlo

Questions: Answer Questions on page 174- 177

 8Ke Paying For Energy

Kilowatt-hour (kWh): the amount of energy used by a 1 kilowatt (kW) appliance in one
hour. It is equal to 3600 kilojoules (kJ).

Payback time: the time it takes to get back (in energy savings) the money you spent on
making an energy-saving change.

Climate change: changes that will happen to the weather as a result of global warming.

Fossil fuel: a fuel formed from the dead remains of organisms over millions of years (e.g.
coal, oil, or natural gas).

Questions: Answer Questions on Page 178- 180