GRADE 7 PHYSICS

V. Motion and Energy

Chapter I
A. Constant and uniformly accelerated motion
Describe what uniformly accelerated motion is
a. Displacement
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
b. Speed, velocity, and acceleration
Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or velocity, and
acceleration
Differentiate quantities in terms of magnitude and direction
Create and interpret visual representation of the motion of objects such as tape charts and motion
graphs;
c. Motion detectors
Chapter II
B. Waves
What are waves?
a. Transverse vs. longitudinal
b. Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic
Differentiate transverse from longitudinal waves, and mechanical from electromagnetic waves
c. Characteristics of waves
amplitude
wavelength
Infer that waves carry energy
Relate the characteristics of waves
Chapter III
C. Sound
Describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength, velocity, and amplitude
a. Formation
Describe how organisms produce, transmit, and receive sound of various frequencies (infrasonic,
audible, and ultrasonic sound)
b. Pitch and loudness
Explain sound production in the human voice box, and how pitch, loudness, and quality of sound vary
from one person to another
D. Light
a. Nature characteristics
What is light?
What type of wave is light?
Infer that light travels in a straight line
c. Intensity, brightness
Relate characteristics of light such as color and intensity to frequency and wavelength
E. Heat
a. Nature
What is heat?
b. Heat Transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Infer the conditions necessary for heat transfer to occur
F. Electricity
What is electricity?
a. Charges
What are the different types of charges?
c. Charging process
Explain the importance of earthing or grounding
Describe the different types of charging processes