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Energy Sources and Conservation
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YR10 PHYSICS Independent Learning Project Energy Sources and Conservation Energy is the capacity for doing work. A lump of coal and a tank of gasoline, together with the oxygen needed for their combustion, have chemical energy. Other sorts of energy include electrical and nuclear energy, and light and sound. Energy resources are stores of convertible energy. A renewable resource is a natural resource that is replaced by natural processes in a reasonable amount of time. Soil, water, forests, plants, and animals are all renewable resources as long as they are properly conserved. Solar, wind, wave, and geothermal energies are based on renewable resources. Solar energy is energy obtained from the suns radiation. Solar heating is widely used for industrial or domestic purposes and is an important renewable source of energy. Solar heaters usually consist of a black (heat absorbing) panel containing pipes through which air or water, heated by the sun,...
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