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energy

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What are the 6 forms of energy?   machanical, thermal, ,nuclear, electrical, chemical, and Radient  
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What is an example of machanical energy?   A hammer moving towards a nail.  
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What is an example of thermal energy?   the heat feeling when you rub your hands together.  
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What is an example of nuclear energy?   nuclear power plants  
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What is an example of electrical energy?   energy of electric charges  
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What is an example of chemical energy?   when you burn coal  
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What is an example of radient energy?   radio waves  
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What is the first form of the 2nd law of Thermodynamics?   In any transformation of energy there is always a decrease in the usable energy.  
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What is the 2nd form of the 2nd law of Thermodynamics?   Heat can only move from hot to cold.  
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What is the 3rd form of the 2nd law of thermodynamics?   In a closed system disorder increases.  
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What is the most plentiful non-renewable resource?   coal  
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What is one non-renewable rsource?   Coal, uranium, natural gas, oil shade  
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What is an example of efficency?   devices that are used for lighting  
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What is heat engine?   Any device that converts heat energy into michanical energy.  
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Is heat engine efficient?   no  
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When energy gets lost what is it lost as?   heat  
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What is system efficency?   energy that orginally comes from coal  
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After going through the power plant how much energy is used as heat?   2/3 of it  
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What is an example of system efficiency?   a incondesent light bulb.  
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What is an example of energy conversion?   When you mine, crush, and transport coal.  
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What is "lost" heat?   When some energy is "lost" as heat?  
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Where do we get most of our energy from?   coal  
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what do people have to pay since some energy gets "lost"?   a heat tax  
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What are resources?   Amounts of material that are known or unknown.  
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What are reserves?   known amounts of material that can be extracted with technology under present economic conditions.  
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Are resources larger or smaller than reserves?   larger  
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What is an example of high energy quality?   sugar  
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What 2 energy's are high in quality?   machanical and electrical.  
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What has the lowest energy quality?   ambiant temperture  
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What is an example of low energy quality?   sunlight  
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Where would you find a fire ball of coal?   inside a furnace  
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Where is coal located?   Inside the earth's crust under tons of rock.  
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Why is coal pulverized?   so that the coal can burn easier and hotter with less waste.  
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Why is water pressurized?   It turns to steam faster and more efficently.  
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Why is ash mixed with concrete?   It makes the concrete stronger.  
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How is steam recycled?   It is converted back to water.  
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What is a recieving station?   A place where electricity goes and reduces voltage and then is sent to a substation.  
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What is net energy?   the total energy that is used over a lifetime of the system.  
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What is net energy useful for?   analysis  
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What is an example of an analysis?   Can't use a ratio close or less than one.  
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