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Nuclear power plants are expensive to build and need highly trained engineers to operate. Fear of a nuclear accident and fear of nuclear waste mean many people don't want nuclear plants to be built near them.
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When you rub your hands together on a cold day you use friction to convert kinetic energy into thermal energy?
You are converting mechanical energy into thermal energy. This is why your hands will feel warmer after rubbing them together.
What are the negative and positive effects of mechanical energy?
a the negative and positive effects are that this website isnt that good because it wont give me any answers on it
Why can't wood conduct heat?
because wood isnt a conductor, as there are no free electrons to transfer the heat energy from one end to another. the heat energy remains in one place, hence the wood burns
Is fluid an aggregate state?
no it isnt
Is shook an adverb?
Isnt shook a verb?
What kind of energy produces radioactive waste?
Nuclear Energy produces radioactive waste because if there isnt any sign of nuclear waste/energy in the sullotion/object then it wouldnt be counted as 'Radioactive'.
How are Karl Marx's predictions fullfilled in the contemporary society?
it isnt
What is the use of Energy?
there isnt really any use
Are fats energy stores found it nuts?
no it isnt
When the thermal energy between two objects is the same?
it isnt the same
What part of the sun is energy made from?
There isnt a certain part, the sun undergoes nuclear fusion, which is basically hydrogen and helium 'fusing' together. This causes a chemical reaction and lets out huge amounts of energy (light and heat) for billions of years. But mainly the inner core, which is 27000000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Is solar energy a renewable energy?
some people say it isnt if its the sun, so if u mean the the sun then no, it is not renewable. solar energy itself, you PROBABLY could...
Is heat a renewable source of energy?
heat coming from where? heat from a fire isnt, heat from the sun is.
What kind of energy does the chain have that's pulling the car up to point A is it potential or kinetic?
potential, there isnt another way besides that
How is japan doing after the march 11th earthquake and tsunami?
japan is doing well but it isnt. they are dealing with the deaths and rubel, but the nuclear explosion sent their population down by thousands.
Is geothermal energy easy to access?
it isnt because there are layers of solid hard rock befor the magma is reached your welcome :)
Why is the world warming?
tthink its because they sun is bringing energy to the earth then the grreenhouse effect isnt letting it out, something like that.
