* The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Solar energy is the sun’s rays (solar radiation) that reach the Earth. This energy can be converted into other forms of energy‚ such as heat and electricity. * In the 1830s‚ the British astronomer John Herschel famously used a solar thermal collector box (a device that absorbs sunlight to collect heat) to cook food during an expedition to Africa. Today‚ people use the sun’s energy for lots of things. solar energy can be used to: * Heat
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Work‚energy and power-Test 1 MATHMANIA September 24‚ 2013 Instructions - All questions carry 1 mark each TOTAL - 20 marks 1. A rod of mass m and length l is lying on a horizontal table. Find the work required to make it stand on one end. 2. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by the body in time t is proportional to what power of time? 3. When kinetic energy of a body is increased by 300%‚ its momentum increases by what %? 4.
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or itself‚ it has energy. When you think of energy‚ you might think of action- or objects in motion‚ like the baseball that shatters a window. There are different forms of energy. Turn on an electric light and a dark room becomes bright. Turn on a music player and sound comes through your headphones. In both situations‚ energy moves from one place to another; effect and reaction. The two different types of energy are kinetic and potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy a moving object has
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Tutorial – Work‚ Energy (Assume the acceleration due to gravity‚ g = 9.81 m/s2 ) 1. Calculate the work done when a force of 40 N pushes an object a distance of 500 m in the same direction as the force. 2. Calculate the work done when a mass is lifted vertically by a crane to a height of 5 m‚ the force required to lift the mass being 98 N. 3. A spring‚ initially in a relaxed state‚ is extended by 100 mm. Determine the work done by using a work diagram if the spring requires
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Describe and explain the factors that influence how much a work a river can do (25) The work that a river does is erosion‚ transportation and deposition. The amount of work a river can do is dependent on the energy it has and this energy is determined by many factors. The study of water flow in a river channel is known as hydraulics. Hydraulic geometry is the study of the relationships that exist within river channels that ultimately determine how much work the river will be able to carry
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN THERMAL POWER PLANT INTRODUCTION Thermal Power Plants are the most important source of power generation. They are based on the Rankine Cycle where high pressure and high temperature steam raised in a boiler is expanded through a steam turbine that drives an electric generator. In a thermal power plant‚ the chemical energy stored in fossil fuels such as coal‚ fuel oil‚ natural gas is converted successively into thermal energy‚ mechanical energy and finally electrical energy
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QUESTION( Conservation of Energy) 1. Missy Diwater‚ the former platform diver for the Ringling Brother’s Circus had a kinetic energy of 15 000 J just prior to hitting the bucket of water. If Missy’s mass is 50 kg‚ then what is her speed? Solution: According to energy conservation‚ the kinetic energy at the bottom of the dive (15‚000J) is equal to her gravitational potential energy before the dive. We can use this fact to find her dive height: PE = mgh h = PE/mg = 15‚000J / (50kg)(9.81m/s²)
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INCREASING YOUR ENERGY Shannon Wahlberg August 21‚ 2012 When your energy level is running high‚ you are more creative‚ happier‚ and more relaxed. Some people believe that we are born with a personality that is innately energetic‚ lethargic‚ or somewhere in between. However‚ we are all capable of generating more energy in our lives at home. CREATING MORE ENERGY There are many ways in which you can generate more energy before you leavefor work. These two methods are simple and can be practiced
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power also zero. Answers: A Question 6: Any object that has kinetic energy must be a) moving. b) falling. c) high above the ground. d) at rest. Answers: A Question 7: A book is at rest on a tabletop. One student calculates the potential energy as 15 J. Another student calculates the potential energy as 20 J. Which statement is correct? a) One or both of the students must have calculated the potential energy incorrectly. b) Both answers could be correct. c) Both answers are wrong
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