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The Energy Story - Chapter 1: Energy - What Is It?

The Energy Story - Chapter 1: Energy - What Is It?
Energy causes things to happen around us. Look out the window. During the day, the sun gives out light and heat energy. At night, street lamps use electrical energy to light our way. When a car drives by, it is being powered by gasoline, a type of stored energy. The food we eat contains energy. We learned the definition of energy in the introduction: "Energy Is the Ability to Do Work." Energy can be found in a number of different forms. Stored and Moving Energy Energy makes everything happen and can be divided into two types: Stored energy is called potential energy. With a pencil, try this example to know the two types of energy. Put the pencil at the edge of the desk and push it off to the floor. Now, pick up the pencil and put it back on the desk. How Do We Measure Energy? Energy is measured in many ways. One of the basic measuring blocks is called a Btu. Btu is the amount of heat energy it takes to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit, at sea level. 1.

Renewable & Non-Renewable Energy Sources What is an orbit? An orbit is a regular, repeating path that an object in space takes around another one. An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like the moon, or human (or extraterrestrial?) -made. In our solar system, the Earth orbits the Sun, as do the other eight planets. What causes an orbit to happen? Wonderopolis | Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease | Wonderopolis Alternative Energy - Wind, Solar, Hydro and other alt energy sources for home power What are the orbital lengths and distances of objects in our solar system? Space is huge, and even our immediate environment is gigantic. We are the third planet from the Sun, and the third of three inner planets, all of which are right next to the Sun compared to others. The picture below shows the planets in their orbits on the orbital plane. Image from The Nine Planets, a Multimedia tour of the Solar System by Bill Arnett The planets are far from the Sun, travel huge distances in space, and take a long time to do so. The distance from the Sun is average because the orbits of the planets do not make perfect circles, but rather very slightly flattened ones, or ellipses. What causes an orbit to happen? What are planets made of? How do we know what's in space?

instaGrok.com The Law of Conservation of Energy As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation

Coal, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky KGS HomeCoal New Kentucky Office of Energy Policy Kentucky Comprehensive Energy Strategy Coal Information General information about coal formation properties, mining, resources, and more. Coal Data Information concerning how to obtain different types of KGS coal data. Coal Research Summaries of KGS coal research projects, including technical information. Staff Coal scientists in the KGS Energy and Minerals Section and e-mail addresses. KGS Coal Database Search Link to KGS online coal database and search for borehole, thickness, quality, and production information. KGS Coal Publication Search Link to KGS online publications search. KGS Coal Atlas Links to the Map and Chart Series publications and information about the digital coal atlas. Links to other units in the Energy and Minerals Section: Oil and Gas Industrial Minerals KGS coal research and information is available at the KGS, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., and at the Western Kentucky Office, in Henderson, Ky.

ExploreLearning Gizmos: Math & Science Simulations Powering Inquiry and Understanding 4-PS: Physical Science 4-PS3: Energy 4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. Sled Wars 4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. Circuit Builder Conduction and Convection Energy Conversions Heat Absorption Radiation 4-PS3-3: Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 4-PS3-4: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. Circuit Builder Energy Conversions 4-PS4: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 4-PS4-1: Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. Waves 4-LS: Life Science 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Hearing: Frequency and Volume Sight vs. 4-ESS: Earth and Space Science

The Secret Lives of Energy - The Energy Problem - Conservation of Energy The animation below requires the Macromedia flash player. If you don't see the animation, you can download and install the flash player from the following site: Download Flash Player In the animation below of a spring bouncing up and down, energy is constantly changing types.

team6cell / Mitosis Mitosis By Vicky The Mitosis has seven phases in which it makes two daughter cells and those daughter cells come from a single parent cell. Mitosis has many phases, such as, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Interphase, Prometaphase, and Cytokinesis. Each of these phases have a process in which something is created. In the second phase of Mitosis, Prophase, the chromatin condenses into a chromosome(s). Metaphase, the fourth phase of Mitosis, is when all the chromosomes are aligned in the metaphase plate. Anaphase, the third to last phase of Mitosis, is when the chromatids that are now known as chromosomes, separate. Telophase is when the chromosomes are now splitting into two and the cell division starts.Telophase is, "Daughter chromosomes arrive at the poles and the microtubules disappear. Last but not least, Cytokinesis is when the actual cell division happens. Walter Flemming was one of the few people who helped with the finding of Mitosis. Resources: 4.Life science Lab Book

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