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The source of solar power is energy carried by the electromagnetic waves radiated by the Sun. Most of this energy is carried by visible light and infrared (heat) radiation.
The Sun is the major source of light for the earth. The sun is a massive ball of fire, at the centre of which nuclear fusion produces massive energy. This energy comes out as heat and light.
Track and visualize how energy flows and changes through your system. Explore how heating and cooling iron, brick, water, and olive oil adds or removes energy. See how energy is transferred between objects.
We will follow this general procedure in this lab to measure the specific heat of an unknown substance and identify the substance by comparing the specific heat to a table of specific heats. A word of caution is appropriate here. We will use mercury-filled thermometers to measure temperatures.
(The vis viva of matter in motion, thermometric heat, radiant heat, light, chemical action, and electric currents, are forms of actual energy; amongst those of potential energy are the mechanical powers of gravitation, elasticity, chemical affinity, statical electricity, and magnetism).
Energy (from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) 'activity') is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
Planck energy (E P) – natural unit of energy common in particle physics (~1.96 × 10 9 J). Barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) – energy unit equal to the energy released when burning one barrel (159 litres) of oil (~6.12 GJ).
