Unit 8: Energy and Thermodynamics

Core Content Standards

3.1- Understand types of energy, conservation of energy and energy transfer (7-10% of NCFE questions)

3.1.1- Explain thermal energy and its transfer

3.1.2- Explain the law of conservation of energy in a mechanical system in terms of kinetic energy, potential energy and

heat

3.1.3- Explain work in terms of of the relationship among the applied force to an object, the resulting displacement of the

object and the energy transferred to the object

3.1.4- Explain the relationship among work, power and simple machines both quantitatively and qualitatively

Supporting Standards

2.2.2- Infer the type of chemical bond that occurs, whether covalent, ionic or metallic, in a given substance

2.2.4- Exemplify the law of conservation of mass by balancing chemical equations

Core Content Standards

3.1 Understand types of energy, conservation of energy and energy transfer (7-10% of NCFE questions)

3.1.1- Explain thermal energy and its transfer

3.1.2- Explain the law of conservation of energy in a mechanical system in terms of kinetic energy, potential energy and

heat

Supporting Standards

2.2.2- Infer the type of chemical bond that occurs, whether covalent, ionic or metallic, in a given substance

2.2.4- Exemplify the law of conservation of mass by balancing equations

2.1.2- Explain the phases of matter and the physical changes that matter undergoes