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    SCIENCE INFORMATIC WS011 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY GROUP MEMBER: 1. ADRIAN HO IK LIANG (MS0915542624) 2. MOHD. TARHAMIZI BIN ABD HAMID ( MS0915515816) 3. ZURINAH BINTI PAKEE ( MS0915517005) 4. DESMOND ANAK BONNIK (MS0915514779) 5. ELMA LIM ( MS0915514865) LECTURER ’S NAME: MR. SYED NASIR BIN SYED AHMAD Content Title INTRODUCTION POTENTIAL ENERGY GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY KINETIC ENERGY PRINCIPLE OF CONSERVATION ENERGY WORK-ENERGY THEROM CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY Page 1

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    RENEWABLE ENERGY In simple terms Renewable Energy‚ as its name implies‚ is energy that is renewable—it is naturally replenished and is the energy that is derived from nature itself like water‚ sunlight‚ wind etc. Most of the energy used before the start of the Industrial Revolution was renewable energy. The beginning of the Industrial Revolution led to an increase in the demand for coal‚ and as a result‚ it replaced most of the “bio mass” used by humanity. With the discovery of oil‚ renewable energy

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    Financial Crisis of ICELAND and Recovery Word Count = 1290 When you look at the map‚ a seemingly abandoned island in the arctic stands out. It’s a land known for its peace‚ volcanos‚ fish‚ and unbelievably beautiful nature. The subject of my discussion today is the cream of Nordic nations‚ the land of Erik the Red‚ Iceland. In this paper‚ I will look into the incredible sufferings of Icelandic economy in aftermath of 2008 financial crisis the causes‚ the derivatives‚ and the impressive recovery

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    1.1.1: Renewable energy: Renewable energy is any natural source which can replenish itself naturally over a short amount of duration. Renewable energy comes from many commonly known sources such as solar power‚ wind‚ hydro power‚ Fuel cells etc. 1.1.2: Why renewable energy? It may not be wrong to say that Renewable energy is playing significant part in fulfilling world’s energy requirement. According

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    and a simple combustion procedure turns them into energy for running a vehicle‚ generating electricity and/or heat. Fossil fuels are currently a cheap source of energy and so are the methods of producing energy from them. With our present distribution networks‚ we can get fossil fuels of all kinds around the world. That makes it easy to employ them‚ no matter where you are. Thus‚ there is a huge dependence of fossil fuels. That means‚ as energy is running out‚ everyone will suffer the consequences

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    above factors‚ she also implies the negative side of human being and society in her article. The facts like greed‚ jealousy and ambition have perhaps the most influential impact to people and the society they live in. Overall‚ the article summarizes three important concepts that may affect one’s decision and have great impact to the society; that is the selfishness and selflessness within a person and his compassion to others around him. Selfishness is probably the most common characteristics

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    great divide of the class in capitalism. For Communists‚ the society is above individuals. But for capitalists‚ individual freedom is above the state or society. While capitalism is a self regulated economic system‚ communism is a government run economy. In capitalism‚ the individual has full control over production and decides on the price structure. Contrary to

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    From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy The gas pump. As of late‚ it has been the bane of drivers everywhere. With the prices of crude oil skyrocketing combined with the prices at the pump and nearly everywhere else‚ many people are looking toward renewable energy sources to supplement or replace the use of fossil fuels. This interest in renewable resources has generated new energy policies around the world‚ has spawned new energy technology and has produced ideas on a different way of

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    1. Introduction • VN is relatively endowed with multiform renewable energy (RE) resources which are distributed through-out the country. They can be exploited for production of energy to meet rapidly increasing energy demand as well as environmental protection. • Main RE resources in VN are small hydro power‚ biomass energy‚ wind energy‚ solar energy‚ and geothermal energy. • So far‚ even the high potential of RE resources‚ their contribution in electricity production in Vietnam is still negligible

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    SUGGESTED ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY THESIS STATEMENTS POWER AND THE INDIVIDUAL/SOCIETY 1- Same sex marriages should be legalized. 2- Same sex marriages should not be legalized. 3- The production and sale of cigarettes should be illegal. 4- The production and sale of cigarettes should not be illegal. 5- Military service should be compulsory. 6- Military service should not be compulsory. POWER AND NATIONS 1- Religion is the main cause of wars. 2- Religion does

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