Chapter 8: Energy (Ibrahim/?)

Question 1

Math part of Energy

Answer 1

Make sure to learn/study dimensional analysis
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Question 2

Energy

Answer 2

Ability to do work

Question 3

Mechanical Energy

Answer 3

Two types of mechanical energy: Potential (a book sitting on a table) and Kinetic (a baseball flying through the air).

Question 4

Thermal Energy

Answer 4

Heat is the internal energy in substances - the vibration and movement of atoms and molecules within substances.

Question 5

Chemical Energy

Answer 5

This type of enery is stored in bonds between atoms in a molecule

Question 6

Electrical Energy

Answer 6

This type of energy results from the movement of electrons.

Question 7

Nuclear Energy

Answer 7

This type of energy is stored in the nuclei of atoms and is released by joining or splitting the atoms.

Question 8

Electromagnetic Energy

Answer 8

This type of energy travels by waves.

Question 9

The Three Major Fossil Fuels

Answer 9

Petroleum, Natural gas, and Coal

Question 10

Law of Supply and Demand

Answer 10

The law of supply and demand is the theory that explains the interaction between the supply of the resource and the demand for that resources.
Low supply + high demand = Increase in price
Greater supply + lower demand = Decrease in price

Question 11

Nonrenewable Resource

Answer 11

A resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption.

Question 12

Arguments used to defend the continued use of fossil fuels

Answer 12

1. Abundant supply; low price for consumers.
2. Technology already in place for extraction, processing, and delivery
3. Politics: Fear of losing jobs over unemployed mine workers
4. Some fuel has a high net-energy yield.