Theory Card: FY3, Radiation Balance

Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project

Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)

FY3 Energy and Heat – EC

Topic

Radiation balance

Duration

75 minutes

Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

The objective of the module is that the student

  • “recognises the significance of energy balance and heat transfer in climate change.”

Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

  • Thermodynamic system and state variables

More detailed description of content if necessary

Key concepts

Radiation, heat transfer, heat, temperature, thermodynamic system, albedo, and closed, isolated, and open system

Connections within the subject

FY2

FY7

Connections to other subjects (if already known)

Possible model pathways related to the content

Agenda 2030: 13 Climate Action

Climate change