Energy

years. The dinosaurs drank it and it is being drunk by civilization today. But, technology evolves and the demand for energy is high. There are many ways to produce the energy that people use to fuel their everyday lives whether it is powering a light bulb or to fuel up their eco-friendly electric car the need for energy is endless. For the past years the production of this energy has not have a very positive effect on the environment or on the atmosphere. The burning of coal, natural gas and…

Energy is the ability to work, more, or elicit change in matter. Energy cannot be formed or impaired; it’s always preserved. Potential energy is a kind of spared energy that objects have because of their position or configuration. Energy comes in many forms, and can be converted from one form to another. Kinetic energy is energy of mass in motion, and the formula is E=1/2mv^2. The most important property of kinetic energy in the ability to do work, and it can be transferred from one body to…

Renewable Energy Sources At the beginning of the 21st century, mankind started using new technologies in order to harvest energy from environmental sources other than fossil fuels and natural gases. These environmental energy sources include solar, wind, water, biomass, and geothermal. These sources are more commonly known as renewable energy sources. Renewable energy is a theoretically inexhaustible energy source. It is an energy source that is not depleted when used. A good way to look at a…

Solar energy is a radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, solar thermal energy, etc .Solar energy is the best alternative energy resource for the Bronx because it 's is easily accessible. It also saves electricity, and it is a renewable source. However it may not be cost effective and cannot be used with weather other than sunny. Solar energy has multiple advantages, it also has disadvantages that can easily be fixed. One…

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy to wait until oil and coal run out, before we tackle that” (Thomas Edison). Coal was developed in the mid 19 century, since then all used energy was renewable. The United States designed a graph of energy use up until 1990. It shows how gas, oil, and natural gas had the same importance in 1900 as played by solar and wind in 2010. In 1873, experiments with solar energy began to happen because the concerns of running out of coal were brought up. During…

Solar Energy The sun is the most abundant energy source available and used on Earth, hands down. The problem is, much of the energy from the sun that is used on Earth is used by primary producers, not by us, and what they do use is an incredibly small compared to the 89,300 TW retained on Earth at any instant. What we use is smaller still (22). The first step in harnessing the awesome potential our very own star is understanding just how to do that. Think of the inside of a solar cell, the…

Energy is never created or destroyed but is always being transferred. The sun provides all the energy and stores it in plant life. In this essay I will present my own personal food web I created myself. Energy Transfer is such an amazing thing and is a need for human life to continue. A Energy Pyramid shows the different stages of energy transfer starting with the sun to plants. Please enjoy this essay and all the amazing things our atmosphere provides. The Sun is the source of our energy and…

There are multiple forms of energy we use each day for many things. Regardless of what region of the country you live in, from the moment you open your eyes in the morning to the time you close them at night you are using energy in almost every aspect of your daily life. From using your alarm clock to wake up, to cooking your food, driving to and from work, and then finally settling down in the evening, you will use some form of energy with almost every task. Living in Charleston, SC there are…

some way; unfortunately, our world has become reliant on unclean energy sources, such as coal. With the effects of climate change becoming more and more prevalent it is important that the worlds electricity sources need to be reconsidered. Renewable energy technology has advanced greatly and costs have greatly decreased. On the other hand, non-renewable sources are being depleted and costs rising, this is leading to cost of energy production becoming another factor. The cost of non-renewable…

beverage. The thermal energy in tea is defined by the movement or kinetic energy of the particles within the tea, hence, a decrease in the movement of the particles reduces the temperature. The thermal energy in the tea is lowered via means of energy transfer through convection, conduction, radiation and evaporation. Convection is a result of convection currents which carry the dense tea down, pushing the less dense tea to the surface, where the hot substance transfers energy to the cooler…