energy resources

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energy resources

The transfer of energy

2006
Explains the difference between potential and kinetic energy, and uses a variety of examples to show how energy transfers between the two states.

Energy and American society

a reference handbook
1993
Provides a perspective of available energy sources and investigates some problems, plus provides laws and regulations, organizational directory, and bibliography.

Mythbusters

Energy conservation
2007
Is it possible to harness "free energy" from the environment? There are plenty of products being sold that claim to do just that. Adam and Jaime decide to put several of them to the test.

Energy supplies

2006
Discusses the increasing need for energy in modern society, examines the problems caused by the use of fossil fuels, and looks at alternative energy sources.

The history of energy

2006
Examines six inventions that describe the different forms and sources of energy in the world including the harnessing of fire, wind, and water, early uses of coal and steam, oil and gasoline, and electricity and nuclear energy.

Renewing energy

2003
Explores what energy is, sources of energy including fossil fuels as well as alternatives, the environmental impact of using different forms of energy, and how people can conserve energy.

Energy

now and into the future
1999
Looks at how energy is used; shows how fossil fuels are harvested and used in power stations to produce electricity; studies ways of producing electricity from alternative sources; and considers ways to save energy.

Energy all around

2013
Introduces the concept of energy from heat, motion, and fuels.

Energy

1996
Traces the development of scientists' theories about energy from ancient times to the present.

Energy

2012
Presents an introduction to the scientific concept of energy, covering the history of its study, important concepts related to energy, and the different types of energy that exist.

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