Ch. 7 | Energy from Alternative Sources
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Interactives
- Ch. 1 | Portable Electronics: The Periodic Table in the Palm of Your Hand
- Ch. 2 | The Air We Breathe
- Ch. 3 | Radiation from the Sun
- Ch. 4 | Climate Change
- Ch. 5 | Water Everywhere
- Ch. 6 | Energy from Combustion
- Ch. 7 | Energy from Alternative Sources
- Ch. 8 | Energy Storage
- Ch. 9 | The World of Polymers and Plastics
- Ch. 10 | Brewing and Chewing
- Ch. 11 | Nutrition
- Ch. 12 | Health & Medicine
- Ch. 13 | Genes and Life
- Ch. 14 | Who Killed Dr. Thompson? A Forensic Mystery
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- Lab Manual
- About the Authors
- Workshops
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Interactives
Chapter 7 Opening Video
This video sets the stage for what students will learn about alternative energy sources in Chapter 7.
Isotopes and Atomic Mass
This PhET simulation allows students to manipulate subatomic particles to better understand isotopes.
Chain Reactions
This video explains how dominoes can mimic nuclear chain reactions to better understand chain reactions.
Nuclear Fission
This PhET simulation allows students to investigate nuclear fission that takes place in a reactor like that shown in Figure 7.7.
Ionizing Radiation
This activity explains how to construct a cloud chamber to visulaize ionizing radiation.
Half-Lives
This activity shows how pennies can be used to mimic half-lives.
Chernobyl
This video explains the aftermath of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, which is also depicted in Figure 7.16..
Semiconductors
This video shows electrons and holes move through a semiconductor crystal.
Solar Cells
This video expands on Figure 7.28 and explains how solar cells work.
Will Solar Work For You?
This infographic explains the relative cost and pay back of solar power in different U.S. regions.
Virtual Wind Farm Tour
This video takes you on a virtual tour of a wind farm.
Wind Turbine
This video expands on Figure 7.36 and explains how to build a wind turbine.
