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BIOLOGY 1410
LECTURE SEVEN (7) JUNE 09, 2009
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THERMODYNAMICS | Study of ENERGY TRANSFORMATION |
| (1) SYSTEM | Body being looked at |
| (2) SURROUNDINGS | Everything else |
| FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS: | Total amount of ENERGY in the Universe is CONSTANT |
| FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS: | You can TRANSFER or TRANSFORM ENERGY; but You CANNOT make it or destroy it |
| SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS: | When ENERGY changes, or changes from a more useful form into a less useful form - ENERGY is always lost (ENTROPY) |
| ENTROPY | When ENERGY changes - or changes from a more use form into a less useful form - energy is always lost |
| SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS: | The universe tens towards DISORDER or CHAOS |
| ENERGY: ELECTRICITY | Energy of Electrons Moving (REMEMBER: E is same as "E" in Electrons) |
| ENERGY: TRANSITIONAL | Energy of MOVING OBJECTS. (Transitions to moving somewhere) (MICHAEL JORDAN) |
| ENERGY: POTENTIAL | Stored Energy; or Energy due to POSITION(Has the POTENTIAL) |
| ENERGY: GRAVITATIONAL | Potential energy stored in OBJECTS based on their RELATIVE POSITION TO EACH OTHER(Elephant Butte Dam)(like FALL or RISE, PUSH or PULL) |
| ENERGY: CHEMICAL | Potential Energy Stored in Chemical Bonds(Vegetables) |
| LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS |