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Energy Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education
Energy Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education A Framework for Energy Education for Learners of All Ages About This Guide Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Intended use of this document as a guide includes, Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education but is not limited to, formal and informal energy presents energy concepts that, if understood and education, standards development, curriculum applied, will help individuals and communities design, assessment development, make informed energy decisions. and educator trainings. Energy is an inherently interdisciplinary topic. Development of this guide began at a workshop Concepts fundamental to understanding energy sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) arise in nearly all, if not all, academic disciplines. and the American Association for the Advancement This guide is intended to be used across of Science (AAAS) in the fall of 2010. Multiple disciplines. Both an integrated and systems-based federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, approach to understanding energy are strongly and numerous individuals contributed to the encouraged. development through an extensive review and comment process. Discussion and information Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and gathered at AAAS, WestEd, and DOE-sponsored Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education Energy Literacy workshops in the spring of 2011 identifies seven Essential Principles and a set of contributed substantially to the refinement of Fundamental Concepts to support each principle. the guide. This guide does not seek to identify all areas of energy understanding, but rather to focus on those To download this guide and related documents, that are essential for all citizens. The Fundamental visit www.globalchange.gov. Concepts have been drawn, in part, from existing education standards and benchmarks. -
THE EARTH's GRAVITY OUTLINE the Earth's Gravitational Field
GEOPHYSICS (08/430/0012) THE EARTH'S GRAVITY OUTLINE The Earth's gravitational field 2 Newton's law of gravitation: Fgrav = GMm=r ; Gravitational field = gravitational acceleration g; gravitational potential, equipotential surfaces. g for a non–rotating spherically symmetric Earth; Effects of rotation and ellipticity – variation with latitude, the reference ellipsoid and International Gravity Formula; Effects of elevation and topography, intervening rock, density inhomogeneities, tides. The geoid: equipotential mean–sea–level surface on which g = IGF value. Gravity surveys Measurement: gravity units, gravimeters, survey procedures; the geoid; satellite altimetry. Gravity corrections – latitude, elevation, Bouguer, terrain, drift; Interpretation of gravity anomalies: regional–residual separation; regional variations and deep (crust, mantle) structure; local variations and shallow density anomalies; Examples of Bouguer gravity anomalies. Isostasy Mechanism: level of compensation; Pratt and Airy models; mountain roots; Isostasy and free–air gravity, examples of isostatic balance and isostatic anomalies. Background reading: Fowler §5.1–5.6; Lowrie §2.2–2.6; Kearey & Vine §2.11. GEOPHYSICS (08/430/0012) THE EARTH'S GRAVITY FIELD Newton's law of gravitation is: ¯ GMm F = r2 11 2 2 1 3 2 where the Gravitational Constant G = 6:673 10− Nm kg− (kg− m s− ). ¢ The field strength of the Earth's gravitational field is defined as the gravitational force acting on unit mass. From Newton's third¯ law of mechanics, F = ma, it follows that gravitational force per unit mass = gravitational acceleration g. g is approximately 9:8m/s2 at the surface of the Earth. A related concept is gravitational potential: the gravitational potential V at a point P is the work done against gravity in ¯ P bringing unit mass from infinity to P. -
STARS in HYDROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM Gravitational Energy
STARS IN HYDROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM Gravitational energy and hydrostatic equilibrium We shall consider stars in a hydrostatic equilibrium, but not necessarily in a thermal equilibrium. Let us define some terms: U = kinetic, or in general internal energy density [ erg cm −3], (eql.1a) U u ≡ erg g −1 , (eql.1b) ρ R M 2 Eth ≡ U4πr dr = u dMr = thermal energy of a star, [erg], (eql.1c) Z Z 0 0 M GM dM Ω= − r r = gravitational energy of a star, [erg], (eql.1d) Z r 0 Etot = Eth +Ω = total energy of a star , [erg] . (eql.1e) We shall use the equation of hydrostatic equilibrium dP GM = − r ρ, (eql.2) dr r and the relation between the mass and radius dM r =4πr2ρ, (eql.3) dr to find a relations between thermal and gravitational energy of a star. As we shall be changing variables many times we shall adopt a convention of using ”c” as a symbol of a stellar center and the lower limit of an integral, and ”s” as a symbol of a stellar surface and the upper limit of an integral. We shall be transforming an integral formula (eql.1d) so, as to relate it to (eql.1c) : s s s GM dM GM GM ρ Ω= − r r = − r 4πr2ρdr = − r 4πr3dr = (eql.4) Z r Z r Z r2 c c c s s s dP s 4πr3dr = 4πr3dP =4πr3P − 12πr2P dr = Z dr Z c Z c c c s −3 P 4πr2dr =Ω. Z c Our final result: gravitational energy of a star in a hydrostatic equilibrium is equal to three times the integral of pressure within the star over its entire volume. -
Energy Conservation in a Spring
Part II: Energy Conservation in a Spring Activity 4 Title: Forces and Energy in a Spring Summary: Students will use the “Masses and Springs” simulation from PhET to investigate the relationship between gravitational potential energy, spring potential energy, and mass. Standard: PS2 (Ext) - 5 Students demonstrate an understanding of energy by… 5aa Identifying, measuring, calculating and analyzing qualitative and quantitative relationships associated with energy transfer or energy transformation. Specific Learning Goals: 1. Understand how to calculate the force constant of a spring using the formula F = -k ∆x 2. Understand that even though energy is transformed during the oscillation of a spring among gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, and kinetic energy, the total energy in the system remains constant. 3. Understand how to calculate the gravitational potential energy for a mass which is lifted to a height above a table. 4. Understand how to calculate the elastic potential energy for a spring which has been displaced by a certain distance. Prior Knowledge: 1. The restoring force that a spring exerts on a mass is proportional to the displacement of the spring and the spring constant and is in a direction opposite the displacement: F = -k ∆x 2. Gravitational potential energy is calculated by the formula: PEg = mgΔh 2 3. Elastic potential energy is calculated by the formula: PEs = ½ k ∆x 4. In a mass and spring system at equilibrium, the restoring force is equal to the gravitational force on the suspended mass (Fg = mg) Schedule: 40-50 minutes Materials: “Masses and Springs 2.02 PhET” Engage: Three different masses are suspended from a spring. -
Potential Energy
Potential Energy • So far: Considered all forces equal, calculate work done by net force only => Change in kinetic energy. – Analogy: Pure Cash Economy • But: Some forces seem to be able to “store” the work for you (when they do negative work) and “give back” the same amount (when they do positive work). – Analogy: Bank Account. You pay money in (ending up with less cash) - the money is stored for you - you can withdraw it again (get cash back) • These forces are called “conservative” (they conserve your work/money for you) Potential Energy - Example • Car moving up ramp: Weight does negative work ΔW(grav) = -mgΔh • Depends only on initial and final position • Can be retrieved as positive work on the way back down • Two ways to describe it: 1) No net work done on car on way up F Pull 2) Pulling force does positive F Normal y work that is stored as gravitational x potential energy ΔU = -ΔW(grav) α F Weight Total Mechanical Energy • Dimension: Same as Work Unit: Nm = J (Joule) Symbol: E = K.E. + U 1) Specify all external *) forces acting on a system 2) Multiply displacement in the direction of the net external force with that force: ΔWext = F Δs cosφ 3) Set equal to change in total energy: m 2 m 2 ΔE = /2vf - /2vi + ΔU = ΔWext ΔU = -Wint *) We consider all non-conservative forces as external, plus all forces that we don’t want to include in the system. Example: Gravitational Potential Energy *) • I. Motion in vertical (y-) direction only: "U = #Wgrav = mg"y • External force: Lift mass m from height y i to height y f (without increasing velocity) => Work gets stored as gravitational potential energy ΔU = mg (yf -yi)= mg Δy ! • Free fall (no external force): Total energy conserved, change in kinetic energy compensated by change in m 2 potential energy ΔK.E. -
How Long Would the Sun Shine? Fuel = Gravitational Energy? Fuel
How long would the Sun shine? Fuel = Gravitational Energy? • The mass of the Sun is M = 2 x 1030 kg. • The Sun needs fuel to shine. – The amount of the fuel should be related to the amount of – The Sun shines by consuming the fuel -- it generates energy mass. from the fuel. • Gravity can generate energy. • The lifetime of the Sun is determined by – A falling body acquires velocity from gravity. – How fast the Sun consumes the fuel, and – Gravitational energy = (3/5)GM2/R – How much fuel the Sun contains. – The radius of the Sun: R = 700 million m • How fast does the Sun consume the fuel? – Gravitational energy of the Sun = 2.3 x 1041 Joules. – Energy radiated per second is called the “luminosity”, which • How long could the Sun shine on gravitational energy? is in units of watts. – Lifetime = (Amount of Fuel)/(How Fast the Fuel is – The solar luminosity is about 3.8 x 1026 Watts. Consumed) 41 26 • Watts = Joules per second – Lifetime = (2.3 x 10 Joules)/(3.8 x 10 Joules per second) = 0.6 x 1015 seconds. • Compare it with a light bulb! – Therefore, the Sun lasts for 20 million years (Helmholtz in • What is the fuel?? 1854; Kelvin in 1887), if gravity is the fuel. Fuel = Nuclear Energy Burning Hydrogen: p-p chain • Einstein’s Energy Formula: E=Mc2 1 1 2 + – The mass itself can be the source of energy. • H + H -> H + e + !e 2 1 3 • If the Sun could convert all of its mass into energy by • H + H -> He + " E=Mc2… • 3He + 3He -> 4He + 1H + 1H – Mass energy = 1.8 x 1047 Joules. -
JOHN EARMAN* and CLARK GL YMUURT the GRAVITATIONAL RED SHIFT AS a TEST of GENERAL RELATIVITY: HISTORY and ANALYSIS
JOHN EARMAN* and CLARK GL YMUURT THE GRAVITATIONAL RED SHIFT AS A TEST OF GENERAL RELATIVITY: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS CHARLES St. John, who was in 1921 the most widely respected student of the Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectra, began his contribution to a symposium in Nncure on Einstein’s theories of relativity with the following statement: The agreement of the observed advance of Mercury’s perihelion and of the eclipse results of the British expeditions of 1919 with the deductions from the Einstein law of gravitation gives an increased importance to the observations on the displacements of the absorption lines in the solar spectrum relative to terrestrial sources, as the evidence on this deduction from the Einstein theory is at present contradictory. Particular interest, moreover, attaches to such observations, inasmuch as the mathematical physicists are not in agreement as to the validity of this deduction, and solar observations must eventually furnish the criterion.’ St. John’s statement touches on some of the reasons why the history of the red shift provides such a fascinating case study for those interested in the scientific reception of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. In contrast to the other two ‘classical tests’, the weight of the early observations was not in favor of Einstein’s red shift formula, and the reaction of the scientific community to the threat of disconfirmation reveals much more about the contemporary scientific views of Einstein’s theory. The last sentence of St. John’s statement points to another factor that both complicates and heightens the interest of the situation: in contrast to Einstein’s deductions of the advance of Mercury’s perihelion and of the bending of light, considerable doubt existed as to whether or not the general theory did entail a red shift for the solar spectrum. -
Gravitational Potential and Energy of Homogeneous Rectangular
View metadata, citationGravitational and similar papers potential at core.ac.uk and energy of homogeneous rectangular parallelepipedbrought to you by CORE provided by CERN Document Server Zakir F. Seidov, P.I. Skvirsky Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel Gravitational potential and gravitational energy are presented in analytical form for homogeneous right parallelepiped. PACS numbers: 01.55.+b, 45.20.Dd, 96.35.Fs Keywords: Newtonian mechanics; mass, size, gravitational fields I. INTRODUCTION: BASIC FORMULAE As it is well known, Newtonian gravitational potential, of homogeneous body with constant density ρ,atpoint (X,Y,Z) is defined as triple integral over the body's volume: ZZZ U(X; Y; Z)=Gρ u(X; Y; Z; x; y; z) dxdydz (1) with −1=2 u(X; Y; Z; x; y; z)=[(x − X)2 +(y − Y )2 +(z − Z)2] ;(2) here G stands for Newtonian constant of gravitation. In spite of almost 400-year-long attempts since Isaac Newton' times, the integral (1) is known in closed form (not in the series!) in quite a few cases [1]: a) a piece of straight line, b) a sphere, c) an ellipsoid; note that both cases a) and b) may be considered as particular cases of c). As to serial solution, the integral (1) is expressed in terms of the various kinds of series for external points outside the minimal sphere containing the whole body (non-necessary homogeneous), as well as for inner points close to the origin of co-ordinates. However in this note we do not touch the problem of serial solution and are only interested in exact analytical solution of (1). -
Chapter 7: Gravitational Field
H2 Physics (9749) A Level Updated: 03/07/17 Chapter 7: Gravitational Field I Gravitational Force Learning Objectives 퐺푚 푚 recall and use Newton’s law of gravitation in the form 퐹 = 1 2 푟2 1. Newton’s Law of Gravitation Newton’s law of gravitation states that two point masses attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The magnitude of the gravitational force 퐹 between two particles of masses 푀 and 푚 which are separated by a distance 푟 is given by: 푭 = 퐠퐫퐚퐯퐢퐭퐚퐭퐢퐨퐧퐚퐥 퐟퐨퐫퐜퐞 (퐍) 푮푴풎 푀, 푚 = mass (kg) 푭 = ퟐ 풓 퐺 = gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10−11 N m2 kg−2 (Given) 푀 퐹 −퐹 푚 푟 Vector quantity. Its direction towards each other. SI unit: newton (N) Note: ➢ Action and reaction pair of forces: The gravitational forces between two point masses are equal and opposite → they are attractive in nature and always act along the line joining the two point masses. ➢ Attractive force: Gravitational force is attractive in nature and sometimes indicate with a negative sign. ➢ Point masses: Gravitational law is applicable only between point masses (i.e. the dimensions of the objects are very small compared with other distances involved). However, the law could also be applied for the attraction exerted on an external object by a spherical object with radial symmetry: • spherical object with constant density; • spherical shell of uniform density; • sphere composed of uniform concentric shells. The object will behave as if its whole mass was concentrated at its centre, and 풓 would represent the distance between the centres of mass of the two bodies. -
Mechanical Energy
Chapter 2 Mechanical Energy Mechanics is the branch of physics that deals with the motion of objects and the forces that affect that motion. Mechanical energy is similarly any form of energy that’s directly associated with motion or with a force. Kinetic energy is one form of mechanical energy. In this course we’ll also deal with two other types of mechanical energy: gravitational energy,associated with the force of gravity,and elastic energy, associated with the force exerted by a spring or some other object that is stretched or compressed. In this chapter I’ll introduce the formulas for all three types of mechanical energy,starting with gravitational energy. Gravitational Energy An object’s gravitational energy depends on how high it is,and also on its weight. Specifically,the gravitational energy is the product of weight times height: Gravitational energy = (weight) × (height). (2.1) For example,if you lift a brick two feet off the ground,you’ve given it twice as much gravitational energy as if you lift it only one foot,because of the greater height. On the other hand,a brick has more gravitational energy than a marble lifted to the same height,because of the brick’s greater weight. Weight,in the scientific sense of the word,is a measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object,pulling it downward. Equivalently,the weight of an object is the amount of force that you must exert to hold the object up,balancing the downward force of gravity. Weight is not the same thing as mass,which is a measure of the amount of “stuff” in an object. -
Work, Gravitational Potential Energy, and Kinetic Energy Work Done
Work, gravitational potential energy, and kinetic energy Work done (J) = force (N) x distance moved (m) Gravitational Potential Energy (J) = mass (Kg) x gravity (10 N/Kg) x height (m) 퐺푃퐸 퐺푃퐸 To rearrange for mass = for height = 푟푎푣푡푦 푥 ℎ푒ℎ푡 푚푎푠푠 푥 푟푎푣푡푦 Kinetic energy (J) = ½ x mass (kg) x [velocity]2 (m/s) To rearrange for mass: for velocity: Work 1. Robert pushes a car for 50 metres with a force of 1000N. How much work has he done? 2. Gabrielle pulls a toy car 10 metres with a force of 200N. How much work has she done? 3. Jack drags a shopping bag for 1000 metres with a force of 150N. How much work? 4. Chloe does 2600J of work hauling a wheelbarrow for 3 metres. How much force is used? 5. A ball does 1400J of work being pushed with a force of 70N. How far does it travel? Gravitational potential energy (GPE) 6. A 5kg cat is lifted 2m into the air. How much GPE does it gain? 7. A larger cat of 7kg is lifted 5m in to the air. How much GPE does it gain? 8. A massively fat cat of mass 20kg is lifted 8m into the air. How much GPE does it gain? 9. A large block of stone is held at a height of 15m having gained 4500J of GPE. How much does it weigh? 10. A larger block of stone has been raised to a height of 15m has gained 6000J of GPE. What mass does it have? 11. -
Harvard Physics Circle 1 Core Principles 2 Conceptual Problems
Harvard Physics Circle Gravitational Laws Yuan Lee November 14, 2020 1 Core Principles Newton's law of gravitation states that the gravitational force F between two objects of mass m and M separated by a distance r has magnitude GmM F = : r2 G = 6:67 × 10−11N m2 kg−2 is the universal gravitational constant. GmM The gravitational potential energy associated with the two-body system is U = − r . Note that the potential energy decreases as r decreases, indicating that the gravitational force is attractive. In vector form, F(r) = −∇U(r) = −F r=r, where r is the displacement vector between the two masses m and M. (By definition, r = jrj.) 2 Conceptual Problems Remarks: For the rest of this document, [...]* denotes priority examples. Other problems are recommended examples { we will go over them if we have time. [Field strength]* Given a system of reference objects, we can define a gravitational field that describes the motion of a test mass under the influence of gravity. The gravitational field strength g is the force experienced per unit mass due to this gravitational field. By Newton's second law, the field strength is also the acceleration due to gravity. Verify that the gravitational field strength is g = −GM=r2. 24 Given that the Earth has mass ME = 5:97 × 10 kg and radius RE = 6370 km, find the gravitational field strength at the Earth's surface (due to the Earth alone). Compare your answer to the commonly-quoted acceleration due to gravity 9:81 m s−2. [Acceleration due to gravity] Let g be the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth surface.