Heat
UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS:
HEAT IN THE ENVIRONMENT
BIG IDEAS:
- Heat is a form of energy that can be transformed and transferred. These processes can be explained using the particle theory of matter.
- There are many sources of heat.
- Heat has both positive and negative effects on the environment.
OVERALL EXPEACTATIONS:
1. assess the costs and benefits of technologies that reduce heat loss or heat-related impacts on the environment
2. investigate ways in which heat changes substances, and describe how heat is transferred
3. demonstrate an understanding of heat as a form of energy that is associated with the movement of particles and is essential to many processes within the earth’s systems.
