| P4.1 |
Conduction:
- Know and understand thermal conductors and insulators, with examples.
- Know and be able to apply factors affecting rate of conduction.
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| P4.2 |
Convection:
- Understand and be able to apply the effect of temperature on density of fluid.
- Understand and be able to apply fluid flow caused by differences in density.
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| P4.3 |
Thermal radiation:
- Understand thermal radiation as electromagnetic waves in the infrared region.
- Know and be able to apply absorption and emission of radiation.
- Know and be able to apply factors affecting rate of absorption and emission of thermal radiation.
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| P4.4 |
Heat capacity:
- Understand the effect of energy transferred to or from an object on its temprature.
- Know and be able to apply $\text{specific heat capacity} = \frac{\text{thermal energy}}{\text{mass}\times\text{temperature change}}$ where temperature is measured in $^\circ \rm C$ and specific heat capacity, $c$, is measured in $\rm J\ kg^{-1} \ ^\circ C^{-1}$.
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| P5.1 |
States of matter:
- Know the characteristic properties of solids, liquids and gases.
- Know and be able to apply particle models of solids, liquids and gases.
- Know and be able to explain properties of solids, liquids and gases in terms of particle motion and the forces and distances between the particles.
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| P5.2 |
Ideal gases:
- Be able to explain pressure and temperature in terms of the behaviour of particles.
- Understand and be able to apply the effect of pressure($P$) on gas volume($V$) at constant temperature, i.e. $PV=\text{constant}$.
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| P5.3 |
State changes:
- Understand the terms melting point and boiling point.
- Know and understand the terms latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporisation.
- Know and be able to apply specific latent heat calculations.
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