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How energy came into existence?
The energy in the atoms came from the nuclear reactions in the heart of the Sun. What started the nuclear reactions? Physicists think the Big Bang did. So the short answer is that the energy we encounter and use everyday has always been with us since the beginning of the universe and always will be with us.
How was energy created in the first place?
According to big bang theory Universe was created with collision of particles of matter with anti-particles throwing apart parts of universe with tremendous speed therby creating different forms of huge energy like heat, light, sound motion for the first time.
Who said energy can neither be created nor be destroyed?
In 1842, Julius Robert Mayer discovered the Law of Conservation of Energy. In its most compact form, it it now called the First Law of Thermodynamics: energy is neither created nor destroyed.
Can neither be created not to destroyed?
Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Energy. Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed.
How do we get energy and where does all this energy come from?
All of our energy comes from the sun, which is our nearest star. The sun sends out huge amounts of energy through its rays every day. We call this energy solar energy or radiant energy. Without the sun, life on earth would not exist, since our planet would be totally frozen.
Can energy be created or destroyed?
Conservation of energy is one such law. If energy could be created or destroyed, all of our ideas of how the world works would have to be modified in some way (and we’d learn something very perplexing). But so far, energy seems not to be created or destroyed.
Is there such a thing as pure energy?
There is no such thing as “pure energy”. It is not tangible. A widely used definition of ‘energy’ is the capacity or ability to do work. One of most basic laws of science is the Law of the Conservation of Energy according to which energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another.
What is the law of the conservation of energy?
One of most basic laws of science is the Law of the Conservation of Energy according to which energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another. Energy isn’t a thing that things are made of.
Is dark energy causing the universe’s expansion to accelerate?
Even the seemingly paradoxical dark energy causing the universe’s expansion to accelerate, we will see, obeys this rule. The law of conservation of energy, also known as the first law of thermodynamics, states that the energy of a closed system must remain constant—it can neither increase nor decrease without interference from outside.