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What is the advantage to producing energy from fusion of hydrogen?

If it can be made to work, the two main advantages would be: 1. A source of deuterium from water that would never run out, 2. It would not produce the fission products that are a problem of disposal with fission reactors


How does the energy source coal work?

The energy in coal is chemical energy. The usual way to extract it is to burn the coal converting it to heat energy. This can then be turned into electrical energy Fuels like gasoline and coal are sources of energy which means they store energy


Why does energy have the ability to do work?

Energy does not have the ability to do work, but we use energy to do work. Work is the application of force over a distance. The amount of energy changes how much work can be done, but energy technically does not do any work.


What type of alternative energy sources could you use instead of electrical energy?

A spring or tensioned system can hold and deliver power. A weight on a line can store and supply energy. Compressed gasses are a source of energy. Wind and water power have been used for thousands of years by mankind to do work.


Why do you need to take in chemical potential energy?

To get ANYTHING done, SOME type of energy is required. Specifically, our bodies have evolved to use the chemical energy in the food we eat. Other types of energy can help us (if you keep warm, you need less food), but won't work as our main energy source, simply because we are not built to handle it.

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How does a scientist describe energy?

Scientist describe energy as ability to do or perform work.


What is the energy source that makes photosynthesis work?

Solar energy


What is the different forms of energy and describe each?

energy-the ability to do work.


How do you describe energy in your own words?

Energy is the ability to cause change. Because work may be done when change occurs, we can describe energy as the ability to do work. Usually measured in Joules.


What are three main sorces of work in Alaska?

water source, energy source and transport source


What are ways to descrbie energy?

Energy is defined as the source of power to do work. Energy, in other words, is just the source for getting something done.


Energy is defined as the capability to perform work or?

energy is defined as the ability to do....work.


How does food work in your bodies?

It acts as a source of energy!


What does electricity need to work?

a conductor and a source of energy


What is the ultimate energy source used by a cell to do work?

Mitochondrion


What is the main fuel source for the work of the cell-?

ATP is called the energy source (battery) of the cell.


What are Carbohydrates are our main source of?

Carbohydrates are a source of energy so we can move, work, exercise, and play.