| Work is a force applied over a distance.
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| | poles.
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| Let us further define energy as a
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| | A compass will point at the earth's
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| shifting back and forth, but never truly
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| | "dipole" magnetic field. Dipole is the
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| changing one thing: it's constancy.
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| | magnetic field that arises from the two
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| The first law of thermodynamics: energy
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| | poles of a magnet. In the previous
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| is conserved. Thermodynamics is the study
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| | example of the earth, that would be the
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| of the movement of heat. This law
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| | north and south poles. That's a long
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| instructs us that although the kind of
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| | distance to carry forces!
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| energy in a given system can change, the
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| | That brings us to wavelengths, amplitude,
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| total amount can't. Energy is able to
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| | and frequency. Science has discovered
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| travel seamlessly through systems, yet it
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| | that ocean waves are transverse waves
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| never changes its structure or shape.
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| | that move perpendicular to the direction
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| I find this concept enlightening, because
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| | of the waves. James Clark Maxwell
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| you wouldn't normally think of energy as
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| | discovered that electromagnetic radiation
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| such a fluid movement. It seems more. I
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| | could travel through a vacuum at the
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| found it fascinating that all forms of
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| | speed of light. Before this, scientists
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| energy are interchangeable. It makes one
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| | must have really wondered how that
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| think about the potential of newer energy
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| | happened.
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| as well.
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| | Gamma rays are the highest energies in
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| All objects hold some internal energy.
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| | the spectrum, and they are used to treat
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| That is, the kinetic energy of moving
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| | tumors and other medical needs in
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| atoms. Conduction is discussed as the
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| | hospitals. The rays cause the bad tissues
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| transfer of heat through collisions of
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| | to die, allowing the human to live on his
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| electrons and atoms. Leaders at the
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| | her excellent tissues. It really makes
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| University of Irvine that are studying
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| | one think about what happens as light
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| the effect of aging, and specifically how
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| | moves.
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| the breakdown of DNA over time, effects
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| | Knowing all of the above, how can we
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| aging.
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| | better make use of earth's energy? The
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| The group at the University of Irvine has
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| | answer is renewable energy. This type of
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| made a fruit fly live twice as long by
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| | energy use taps into natural cycles such
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| their experiments. As they stated, it may
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| | as the movement of the wind and water,
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| only be a bit more time before scientists
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| | the heat and light of the sun, heat in
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| discover a way to reverse or slow down
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| | the ground, and the carbohydrates in
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| aging, if they can discover the cause.
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| | plants. These are all natural energy
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| Thermal conductivity, the study of how
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| | sources that can supply our needs in a
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| energy transfer occurs, sounds very
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| | sustainable way.
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| interesting. Radiation, or the movement
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| | Current levels of renewable energy use
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| of infrared energy and light traveling
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| | represent only a tiny fraction of what
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| across a room, until they absorb, are
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| | could be developed in the United States.
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| also important to the second law of
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| | Since electricity generation is a leading
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| thermodynamics as well, because it makes
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| | cause of carbon dioxide emissions,
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| one think about the process of how atoms
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| | something needs to be done soon.
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| and energy move from place to place.
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| | Renewable energy will also help alleviate
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| The concepts of electricity and magnetism
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| | our polluted air, water, increase plant
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| can be explained very differently from
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| | and animal life, and help deter global
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| how Sir Isaac Newton explained
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| | warming. It's tough though, because
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| gravitational pulls. One learns that
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| | fossil fuels and nuclear energy are tough
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| lightning is a result of electrical
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| | to compete with due to their widespread
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| charges, which come about from the
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| | usage and politics.
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| transfer of electrons. That makes one
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| | Still though, I encourage you, write your
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| think about what is going on to cause the
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| | congressman. Let them know that you are
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| lightning bolt, rather than just running
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| | for renewable energy and you can even get
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| from them!
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| | petitions going in your area to see this
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| It's also important to note that objects
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| | come to pass. Over time, renewable energy
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| with like charges experience a "get away
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| | sources could replace nuclear generation
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| from me" stance, while objects with
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| | altogether. Furthermore, because
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| opposite charges attract each other. We
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| | renewable energy is homegrown, it can
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| know that every Magnet has a north and
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| | increase our energy security as a nation
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| south pole and those magnets exert forces
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| | and create a ton of jobs as well.
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| on each other, and always contain two
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