Energy Efficient Building Windows Energy efficient windows have multiple layers of glass. The reason for this is because the more layers of glass you have the better it insulates the house. Three or four layers of glass are one of the best because you have more airspace in between layers. A smaller airspace doesn’t insulate the building as well as a thicker airspace would. The thickest an airspace should be is 1 inch because any thicker than that will cause the glass of the window
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Conclusion: Explain‚ in your own words‚ why different elements produce different colors of light when heated. Each element has a unique electron configuration. When heated‚ the electrons are energized and this leads to a higher quantum state. The color depends on the distance you have and the original electron configuration. Why do you think elements must be heated before they emit colored light?The light color is the electronic transitions between orbitals. When an electron drops to a
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Kinetic Energy: Consider a baseball flying through the air. The ball is said to have "kinetic energy" by virtue of the fact that its in motion relative to the ground. You can see that it is has energy because it can do "work" on an object on the ground if it collides with it (either by pushing on it and/or damaging it during the collision). The formula for Kinetic energy‚ and for some of the other forms of energy described in this section will‚ is given in a later section of this primer. Potential
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Photography: Saving Nature “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” - Eudora Welty. There are many different types of photography: Portraiture‚ commercial advertising‚ nature photography and photojournalism. Nature photography‚ in particular‚ can be used to document life and nature on planet earth that could be destroyed within seconds by a natural disaster. It can also be used to help preserve and raise public awareness of the wilderness just like Group f/64‚ Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham
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Solar Energy Alternative energy resources are being closely evaluated because of the depletion of nonrenewable resources‚ such as fossil fuels. Fossil fuels and other nonrenewable resources have damaged earth because of the amount of pollution that is released some‚ in which is known as Carbon Dioxide. Massive amounts of Carbon Dioxide are that is released into our environment every year further damaging our planet. Scientist has been effectively working on ways of conserving energy that is
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Definition of Wind Energy “Wind Energy - Energy received from the movement of the wind across the earth. This energy is a result of the heating of our oceans‚ earth‚ and atmosphere by the sun. Turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be used for power.” The German physicist Albert Betz calculated in 1919 the possible maximum amount of energy that can be extracted out of wind energy. He came to the result of 59.3% that can be extracted and named this
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Energy Conversion; Fossil Fuels; Attractive Sources of Energy; Alternative to Fossil Fuels and Their Relative Advantages and Disadvantages Energy Conversion; Fossil Fuels; Attractive Sources of Energy; Alternative to Fossil Fuels and Their Relative Advantages and Disadvantages Introduction Energy comes in different forms and different terms distinguished one form from another. Potential energy is called the energy that possessed by an object due to its position. Kinetic energy is called
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How to save energy? Saving energy means decreasing the amount of energy used while achieving a similar outcome of end use. Using less energy has lots of benefits – you can save money and help the environment. Generating energy requires precious natural resources‚ for instance coal‚ oil or gas. Therefore‚ using less energy helps us to preserve these resources and make them last longer in the future. If people use less energy‚ there is less pressure to increase the
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Electromagnetic Wave from the sun such as light usually reflects horizontally off of surfaces. This process produces a super annoying glare that polarized sunglasses restrict from affecting your eyes. 3. In your own words‚ explain why we see a rainbow or colorful sunset. Explain the properties and interactions that make this display possible. (13 points) Sunlight is actually made up of a whole range of colors but when all these colors are combine it is seen as white. When the light passes through different types
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Light is just one portion of the various electromagnetic waves flying through space. The electromagnetic spectrum covers an extremely broad range‚ from radio waves with wavelengths of a meter or more‚ down to x-rays with wavelengths of less than a billionth of a meter. Optical radiation lies between radio waves and x-rays on the spectrum‚ exhibiting a unique mix of ray‚ wave‚ and quantum properties. At x-ray and shorter wavelengths‚ electromagnetic radiation tends to be quite particle like
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