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Car 51 is a solar car that competed in the 1993 World Solar Challenge. The car is now being refitted by Year 12 students for their engineering studies.
Energy: Solar Electric |
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One of Sydney Harbour's light houses. Once lit by fossil fuels, today most function using electricity from either the grid or adjacent solar arrays.
Energy: Light |
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Paragliding is a sport that relies on the motion of a boat or vehicle and favourable winds. Staying aloft depends on manipulating cords.
Energy: Kinetic |
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Wave motion is used today to create electricity and also desalinate sea water to drinkable water. Here two youths challenge the waves at a bay near Bondi.
Energy: Kinetic |
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Gears have allowed us to increase or decrease the amount of work we require without any additional energy from us. Here the gears of a bike are shown.
Energy: Kinetic when moving - Chemical from rider's muscles |
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Vehicle being refuelled with hydrogen
Energy:
Motor - Chemical & Thermal during combustion.
Motion of the vehicle Kinetic + some Thermal (friction between road, tyres & moving parts) |
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HPV - Pedal Prix
A three wheeled vehicle that relies entirely on human power.
Energy: Chemical gained from the food the rider has eaten. Motion is Kinetic |
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Archery relies on flexible materials. Pulling an arrow back and placing the bow under tension stores energy until it is released.
Energy: Elastic Potential |
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Formula SAE vehicles are down sized racing cars built and raced by tertiary students. Many of the cars have been adapted to run on bio fuels.
Energy:
Motor - Chemical
Motion -
Kinetic
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Cranes lift objects. The higher the object the greater the potential energy. When lowering an object the potential becomes less and kinetic increases.
Energy: Potential & Kinetic |
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Electrolysis is a chemical reaction where water, a compound is separated into the elements Hydrogen & Oxygen by electrical means.
Energy: Chemical & Electrical |
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Engineering university students have to complete a research project. Here a large two wheeled vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor can carry one person.
Energy: Electrical & Kinetic |
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Solar Car Kelly runs entirely on electricity gained from its solar arrays over its top surface. Additional power is gained by regenerative braking.
Energy:
Motor - Electrical
Motion -
Kinetic
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The rotation of a wind turbine enables two like magnetic poles to push themselves apart. The resultant rotation gives rise to an electrical charge.
Energy:
Motion -
Kinetic
- Electrical |
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HPV - Pedal Prix
Cornering has to overcome the force that wants to continue in a straight line. Friction helps overcome this force.
Energy:
Motion - Kinetic
Friction - Thermal |
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Batteries in series from a solar car. The batteries store electrical energy until needed.
Energy: Electrical |
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The Nissan Leaf runs on electricity. Recharging is shown here using a special connection found in the car's boot area.
Energy:
Motor - Electrical
Motion is Kinetic |
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A small solar panel runs this toy car. Electricity from the panel goes directly to the motor to produce motion.
Energy:
Motor - Electrical
Motion is Kinetic |
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Mitsubishi i-Miev
was introduced to Australia in 2010. The car runs on batteries that need to be recharged from the grid. Power from the grid can vary.
Energy:
Motor - Electrical
Motion - Kinetic |
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Planes use aviation fuel to create a force called Thrust. The process of refining the fuel is a chemical reaction.
Energy:
Engine - Chemical
Motion - Kinetic
Bi-product - Thermal |
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Plants need moisture via their roots and carbon dioxide through their leaves in the presence of sunlight before photosynthesis can take place. Only then can a plant release oxygen.
Energy: Chemical |
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Tele communication can rely on radio waves to send messages across a nation. Here a repeater tower boosts the radio signal.
Energy: Sound |
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HPV - Space stations once in orbit rely on power from the sun. Here solar panels assist in producing electricity for use on board.
Energy: Electrical |
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Hydro-electricity: running water moving past a turbine's blades causes the generation of electricity
Energy:
Motion - Kinetic
Generation - Electrical |
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A fire needs 3 conditions to exist.
Fuel, oxygen & ignition temperature. What follows is a chemical reaction where heat is produced.
Energy:
Fire -
Chemical
Heat - Thermal |
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Plants gain energy from the act of photosynthesis. Animals benefit from this energy when they eat plants.
Energy: Chemical |
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The earth's crust can display extreme weather conditions. Here plants grow in a desert while mountains in the background have snow and ice coverage. Extreme conditions can give rise to change without warning.
Energy: Potential |
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Nuclear power can be fusion or fission. The resultant is the production of enormous heat which can turn water into steam that is used to rotate a turbine to make electricity.
Energy:
Thermal
Motion - Kinetic |
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The Jatropha plant is poisonous to animals but the nuts produce oil that when refined becomes a bio-fuel.
Energy: Chemical |
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Sailing relies on favourable winds. Winds push sails forward to create motion.
Energy: Kinetic |
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Cities are turning to solar power to serve their needs. Here a panel powers a parking meter
Energy: Electrical |
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Tesla found that bringing a fluoro globe near an electrical charge the globe would light up even though it was not wired to an electrical source.
Energy: Electrical |