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082 _a531.6
100 1 _aFoland, Andrew Dean
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aEnergy
_c/ Andrew Dean Foland
264 1 _aNew York :
_bChelsea House,
_c[2007]
300 _a127 pages :
_billustrations (some color)
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
490 _aPhysics in action (Chelsea House)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 116-118) and index.
505 0 _aWhat is energy?
505 0 _aKinetic energy of a skater : 5,000 joules
505 0 _aPotential energy of Liberty's torch : 3.4 million joules
505 0 _aHeat power of the sun in 1 m2 : 1,500 watts
505 0 _aElectrical energy of an AA battery : 8 watt-hours
505 0 _aChemical energy of 1 kilogram of sugar : 17 million joules
505 0 _aRelativistic energy of 1 kilogram of helium fusion : 270 trillion joules
505 0 _aHousehold energy use : 43 kilowatt-hours
505 0 _aConclusion
650 _aForce and energy
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK