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What is the relationship between a turbine and generator?

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A generator can produce energy if a CME occurs. A transformer could blow and cause your power to go out. but they both have something to do with power and energy.

How wind turbines convert mechanical energy into electrical energy?

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With a generator mounted on the "turbine". The propeller spins the generator shaft.

What can you use instead of air conditioners to conserve energy?

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You can conserve energy by using fans instead of air conditioners, as fans require much less energy to operate than air conditioners.

Why is energy conservation good for your environment?

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When you use less electricity or less gas in your car, you are saving energy. The importance of saving energy includes reducing air pollution, saving money, and reducing Greenhouse gas emissions.

How long does metal take to decompoes?

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Metals are inorganic, they don't decompose. They might change form by bonding with other elements (e.g. rusting) but metals don't "decompose".

What kind of energy is a push up?

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mechanical energy

Does Celibacy help to conserve physical and mental energy?

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Yes but the peace comes after a great struggle against temptation to break it; if you succeed to keep celibacy over a period of time longer than a month, then you'll start feeling the peace. My idea is close to the Buddha, that once the mind has given up on craving through the body, it will recoil inwards and find it's strength in solitude. But mind you, celibacy has to be sustained moment after moment, avoiding not only actions, but most important fending off sex thoughts... find your way.

What is the average water consumption per household in south Africa?

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The average daily water usage per household in Reddersburg, Free State is 2190 litres

What is one or two letters called that represent an element?

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The chemical symbol is one or two letters that represent an element.

Who uses nuclear electric power?

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32 countries in the world are using nuclear electric power.

What is the importance of energy?

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  1. A first reason for conserving energy is that we use energy that often comes from the burning of fossil fuels. Industry, transport and the generation of electricity largely use fossil fuels. When these fuels are burned they release carbon dioxide that has been sequestered away for millions of years. This extra CO2 is adding to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and contributing to an enhanced greenhouse effect. This is causing the planet to warm up dangerously.
  2. Another reason for conserving energy is to save oil. We are often reliant on other countries for oil. If we can find other renewable sources of energy, then we can keep the oil for other uses, like plastics. Soon we will run out of oil and the oil prices will increase as we dig deeper and farther.

Does a picture hanging on a wall have energy?

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A picture hanging on the wall has potential energy. If it comes loose, it will fall, converting the potential energy to kinetic energy.

What are two ways you can reduce your personal energy use?

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There are some simple and advance ways to do this. You mainly could make sure you're not using un-needed electricity by turning off lights and appliances in rooms you have exited. You could also convert to solar or wind energy to reduce factory production.

How much will it cost per month to run a desktop computer 8 hrs per day -3 days per week if my cost is .11 p kilowatt hr?

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Assuming your computer consumes 1 kilowatt per hour, (you did not give us this information)

8*3=24

24*0.11=£2.64 per week.

£2.64*52=£137.28 per year

£137.28/12= £11.44 per month

What is a storing gravitational potential energy?

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Height.

potential energy is calculated using

W = M * G * H

W- Work (joules)

M- Mass (kilograms)

G- Gravity (acceleration in m/s^2)

H- Height (Meters)

The higher the object is from the point of reference, the more potential energy it will have.

Why there is need to conserve energy?

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There is no need to conserve energy as such but there is a pressing need to conserve the type of energy that comes from forming chemical bonds between carbon and oxygen. This process produces the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

This process in itself is OK provided it takes place as part of some short-term carbon cycle because the carbon dioxide is broken down again by photosynthesis in plants.

What is damaging is to burn carbon that was separated out of atmospheric carbon dioxide millions of years ago, because this puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which natural mechanisms are unable to cope with, on account of its sheer mass coming in a short time.

This is why burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas are damaging to the environment.

A good example of what global warming can do is the planet Venus, where the atmosphere is 93% carbon dioxide and the surface temperature is 400-500 degrees C.

How is the energy from the sun measured?

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Energy is measured in Joules, while power is measured in Watts. One Watt is the same as I Joule per second. One Joule is one Watt running for one second.

The Sun's power falling on a 1 square meter area (facing the Sun exactly) is 1350 Watts, or 1350 Joules per second.

1 kilowatt-hour is 3.6 million Joules.

A typical 1.2 square meter solar panel produces 220 Watts of electric power when the full sunshine is squarely on it. On a cloudy day or without the sun's direct light shining on it the power is very much less, although a small amount of power is produced.