CHAUNCY SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
YEAR 8 REVISION BOOKLET
PHYSICS

PHYSICS TOPICS

Heat and Sound

Energy and Electricity

Forces and Motion

Unit 1- Heat and Sound

Heat Transfer

Heat always travels from hot to cold. There are three ways heat is transferred,
CONDUCTION, CONVECTION and RADIATION.

Conduction happens in solids:

Convection happens in fluids (liquids and air):

Radiation doesn’t need particles to travel. All hot objects produce radiation waves (also
known as infrared waves):

Exercise

The 3 ways of transferring energy are ________________, ________________ and

radiation.

Conduction-

This is the ______________ of heat energy through a ______________ from a

hotter part to a _____________ part. This happens without any movement of the
substance.

A substance is a _________ conductor of heat if the ____________ flows through it

easily. An example of a good conductor is ____________. A poor heat conductor is
called an _______________. An example of a good insulator is ___________.

wood good cooler transfer substance energy metal insulator

Convection-

This is the transfer of _________ energy through the movement of

______________ themselves. ____________ moves from ______________ areas
to cooler areas.

Liquids and ____________ can transfer heat by ______________ because the

_______________ can move around unlike the particles in a solid.

particles heat gases particles energy hotter convection

Radiation-

This is the transfer of heat energy by __________. Radiated heat can travel through
a ____________, an empty space with no particles in it.

This is why an ice cream will melt in the sun.

vacuum waves.

Match up the keyword with the definition:

Measures the degree of hotness of an object.

Conduction

The flow of energy from a hotter object to a

Convection cooler object.

The total energy an object possesses.

Radiation

Heat is transferred in solids by this process. It is

Temperature due to the vibration of particles.
Heat is transferred in fluids by this process. It
Heat involves the movement of particles to transfer heat
energy.

Internal energy Infrared radiation is when an object

radiates/emits heat energy.
Sound
Comparing light and sound
Hearing
Unit 2 – Energy and Electricity

Energy forms and energy changes

Generating Electricity
Energy resources
The Sun and energy resources
Forces and Motion – Unit 3

Forces
Friction
Turning Forces
Pressure