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| How Steam Engines Work | ||
| Learn how the expansion of a gas is used to power steam engines. View the animations that show the steam engine in action. ( http://travel.howstuffworks.com/steam.htm ) | ||
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| The Physics Classroom – Definition and Mathematics of Work | ||
| There are questions and animations to help further understand the meaning of the term “work.” ( http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy/u5l1a.html ) | ||
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| Joule, James (1818-1889) | ||
| Read about James Joule and his achievements in physics from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography. There are definitions and formulas provided for scientific terms related to Joule’s work. ( http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html ) | ||
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| Work Done by Forces | ||
| There are Check Your Understanding questions that test your understanding of the concept and mathematics of work. Attempt only those questions in which the force applied is either vertical or horizontal. ( http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/energy/u5l1aa.html ) | ||
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| The Kinetic Molecular Theory | ||
| An animated illustration of the assumptions behind the kinetic molecular theory; how the kinetic molecular theory explains the gas laws; and other theories. ( http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch4/kinetic4.html ) | ||
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| Specific Heat Capacity | ||
| View the animation to understand the relationship between the amount of heat that is added to a substance and how much the temperature of the substance will change. ( http://titans-web.s716.ips.k12.in.us/~blachlym/pol/unit_10/10-03.htm ) | ||
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| The Internal Combustion Engine | ||
| Check this site for an animated look at how the internal combustion engine works. ( http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm ) | ||
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| How Does a Wind Turbine Work? | ||
| Take a closer look inside a wind turbine to see the various parts, which helps you better understand how a wind turbine makes electricity. ( http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_how.html ) | ||
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| How Hydro-Electrical Energy is Produced | ||
| Choose Hydroelectric Energy from this site for an animation on the production of hydro-electricity. Click on the different parts to view their names and functions. ( http://www.canren.gc.ca/school/index.asp?CaId=181&PgId=1075 ) | ||
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