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Energy / Andrew Dean Foland

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Physics in action (Chelsea House)Publisher: New York : Chelsea House, [2007]Description: 127 pages : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780791089309
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 531.6
Contents:
What is energy?
Kinetic energy of a skater : 5,000 joules
Potential energy of Liberty's torch : 3.4 million joules
Heat power of the sun in 1 m2 : 1,500 watts
Electrical energy of an AA battery : 8 watt-hours
Chemical energy of 1 kilogram of sugar : 17 million joules
Relativistic energy of 1 kilogram of helium fusion : 270 trillion joules
Household energy use : 43 kilowatt-hours
Conclusion
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book Lagro Branch Reference Section Circulation C 531.6 F663e 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 120703d

Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-118) and index.

What is energy?

Kinetic energy of a skater : 5,000 joules

Potential energy of Liberty's torch : 3.4 million joules

Heat power of the sun in 1 m2 : 1,500 watts

Electrical energy of an AA battery : 8 watt-hours

Chemical energy of 1 kilogram of sugar : 17 million joules

Relativistic energy of 1 kilogram of helium fusion : 270 trillion joules

Household energy use : 43 kilowatt-hours

Conclusion

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