The oldest way ... the way we've been using as long as we've been
walking on the Earth ... has been to use plants. Plants sit out in the
sun all day, capturing its energy and using it to make chemical compounds.
Then we come along, cut the plants down, and eat them. Our bodies
rip the chemical compounds apart and suck the solar energy out of them,
and then we use the energy to walk around, sing, and play video games.
Another way to capture the sun's energy is to build a dam across a creek
or a river, so that the water can't flow past it. You see, it was the sun's
energy that evaporated the water from the ocean and lifted it high into
the sky, giving it a lot of potential energy. The rain falls on high ground,
up in the mountains, so the water still has most of that potential energy
as it drizzles down the river to the ocean. If we catch it on its way, we
can use some of that potential energy to turn wheels, grind our grain,
turn our hydroelectric turbines to get electrical energy ... all kinds of jobs.
A modern, recent new way to capture some of the sun's energy is to use
photovoltaic cells. Those are the flat blue things that you see on roofs
everywhere. When the sun shines on them, they convert some of its
energy into electrical energy. We use some of what they produce, and
we store the rest in giant batteries, to use when the sun is not there.
Answer:
Explanation:
Given that,
A point charge is placed between two charges
Q1 = 4 μC
Q2 = -1 μC
Distance between the two charges is 1m
We want to find the point when the electric field will be zero.
Electric field can be calculated using
E = kQ/r²
Let the point charge be at a distance x from the first charge Q1, then, it will be at 1 -x from the second charge.
Then, the magnitude of the electric at point x is zero.
E = kQ1 / r² + kQ2 / r²
0 = kQ1 / x² - kQ2 / (1-x)²
kQ1 / x² = kQ2 / (1-x)²
Divide through by k
Q1 / x² = Q2 / (1-x)²
4μ / x² = 1μ / (1 - x)²
Divide through by μ
4 / x² = 1 / (1-x)²
Cross multiply
4(1-x)² = x²
4(1-2x+x²) = x²
4 - 8x + 4x² = x²
4x² - 8x + 4 - x² = 0
3x² - 8x + 4 = 0
Check attachment for solution of quadratic equation
We found that,
x = 2m or x = ⅔m
So, the electric field will be zero if placed ⅔m from point charge A, OR ⅓m from point charge B.
Answer:All the forces are acting. The force due to which the car stops that is between road and tire is "friction".
Explanation:
A). Convection is heating the soup in the pot.
When you stick the spoon into the hot soup,
conduction heats the spoon all the way up to the end.
b). Water conducts heat a little bit.
But convection is much more responsible for the
uniform distribution of temperature in the kiddie pool.
c). The heat from the metal bench conducts directly
to the buttus epidermis when you sit on it.
d). You feel the heat on your face ... but not on the back of your
neck ... on account of radiation from the fire and the hot grill.
Venus spins the opposite direction.