Sunday, January 26, 2014

References.

Jules Experiment- Sarah
2.1 Quiz- Christine
Energy notes- Hannah
Energy Examples- Roxoliana
Animations- Hannah

http://makezineblog.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/08_hand_drill_452.jpg%3Fw%3D381%26h%3D452
http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/all-about-energy.html
http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/physics-terms/heat-info7.htm
http://atropos.as.arizona.edu/aiz/teaching/nats102/images/nuclear_fission.gif
http://www.colourbox.com/image/tea-with-milk-being-poured-image-1543761
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEanKZniZZfBm0bAFdai2sS1FzvJjYBrv8q7q-TQLdB56HPaGvueRe4vpd0hHdLuf6BOFIagsk2Gc8_deCaT65kZgFwzCg1uzCaUPmw3RLMu_1N4YTS0tsTQyMB7upZLeIoYmJ_MPBiUQ/s640/pool+ball+physics.gif
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Current-and-Future-Generation/Nuclear-Fusion-Power/
http://gcep.stanford.edu/pdfs/assessments/solar_assessment.pdf
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/318130/kinetic-energy
http://www.bluffton.edu/~bergerd/nsc_111/thermo1.html
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~basherwo/docs/Friction1984.pdf
http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.htm
 https://www.google.ca/search?espv=210&es_sm=93&biw=1024&bih=620&tbm=isch&q=volta+pile&nfpr=1&sa=X&ei=W
http://www.heathersanimations.com/sun.html
http://www.das.uchile.cl/~mhamuy/matterenergy.html
Good Video on Forms of Energy
http://www.schooltube.com/video/617c60f7739a4a8c53b3/
Practice Test on Section 2.1

Describe in your own words what the experiment above shows and how it works.

Joule’s experiment shows that potential energy and heat are related. It works by the weights on each side alternatingly falling making the wheel rotate.  The wheel then creates friction heating up the water.


What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion? Which one creates solar energy?

Nuclear fission is the process which an atom splits creating energy and nuclear fusion is the process which two atoms combine creating energy. Solar energy is created from a hydrogen-hydrogen nuclear fission reaction. 

Who created the Volta Pile? What does it provide evidence for? What is it considered to be the first of?

Alessandro Volta created the Volta Pile. It provides evidence that there is a connection between chemical energy and electrical energy. It is the first battery.

List three of the seven forms of energy that we learned?
Possible Answers: Solar, Thermal/Heat, Kinetic, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear

What did Michael Faraday’s and Hans Oersted’s discoveries have in common? What is different?

Both Faraday’s and Oersted’s discoveries dealt with the magnetic field and electricity.  Orested discovered that electricity can create a magnetic field. Faraday discovered that a magnetic field can create electricity. 

What is thermodynamics? 


Thermodynamics is the study of heat, energy and work.









Heat and Energy
Heat energy, or thermal energy, is defined as the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another, and is caused by the vibrating movements of atoms in an object. Heat acts a little like electrical energy, in that certain materials conduct it better than others.

Example - When you pour milk in a hot drink like tea, the milk becomes warm because the thermal energy is transferred from the hot tea, to the milk. The tea in turn becomes cooler, because it gave some of its thermal energy to the milk. 

Heat and Mechanical Energy
Mechanical energy can be converted into thermal energy through friction, and can also be transferred and stored in objects. Mechanical energy is the result of adding the kinetic and potential energy of an object. No matter how much the values of kinetic or potential energy change, the mechanical energy will remain the same.

Example- Mechanical energy can be converted to heat. An example would be when you turn a piece of wood rapidly while it is in contact with another piece of wood. The friction between the two pieces will create a large amount of heat, causing the wood to burst into flame.
Electrical Energy and Magnetism
Electrical energy, also known as electricity, is energy that is released through the movement of electrons. Magnetism is also a form of energy, and is produced by a magnet. Electrical energy and magnetic energy are very closely related and can be converted to each other through the use of an electromagnet.

Example- An electromagnet converts electrical energy into magnetic electrical energy. An electric current will generate a magnetic field. A simple electromagnet can have a wire connected to a battery (chemical energy converted to electrical energy). The wire than coils around a metal object. The metal object then becomes magnetic. 
Motion and Energy
Any moving object has kinetic energy. The amount of kinetic energy an object has will increase as it speeds up, and will decrease as it slows down. When work is done on an object, the energy from the work done is transferred to the object in the form of kinetic energy. This also includes rotating an object as well as pushing, dropping, lifting or throwing it.

Example- An example of motion energy, or mechanical energy would be when a person plays pool. The mechanical energy is transferred from the stick, to the ball, causing the ball to move. The ball, in turn, transfers its energy to other balls it hits.