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In this year so far we have studied...... *about green house gases, fossil fuels, re-newable energy resources and pollution.



*the difference between atomic energy and fossil fuels and how energy and particles may be released from the nuclei of atoms *the atomic theory, elements, compounds and reactions, and change of state in matter *how electricity is produced and applications of electromagnetic radiation For a look at the syllabus click on the icon below To continue with the process section on the home page click here
 * [[image:fossil_fuel.jpg width="319" height="191" caption="fossil fuel combustion and the carbon cycle, image from http://www.lenntech.com/greenhouse-effect/fossil-fuels.htm"]] || [[image:6a00d83451b5da69e200e54f5293bc8834-800wi.gif width="333" height="193" caption="the nuclear fuel cycle, image from http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2005/08/the_nuclear_fue.html"]] ||
 * [[image:states_of_matter.gif width="238" height="240" caption="http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/lectures/lec04.html"]] || [[image:c-atom_e1.gif.png width="213" height="195" caption="http://www.universetoday.com/56747/atom-structure/"]] || [[image:elementsAndCompounds.gif width="258" height="224" caption="http://www.mghs.sa.edu.au/Internet/Faculties/Science/Year10/elementsAndCompounds.htm"]] ||
 * [[image:electricity.gif width="313" height="200" caption="image fromhttp://www.australiancoal.com.au/coal-and-its-uses_coal-uses-overview_electricity-generation.aspx"]] || [[image:675px-EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg.png width="437" height="247" caption="image fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum"]] ||
 * [[file:science-syllabus-7-10.pdf]]

Topic Questions
"Does the world need Nuclear energy" The video below is an in-depth debate performed at TED. []. media type="custom" key="12151376" Other questions that may help with your arguments are;
 * 1) Is nuclear energy a better form of clean energy?
 * 2) Is nuclear energy better then re-newable energy?
 * 3) What will happen when fossil fuels run out?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Are nuclear power plants safe?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Is nuclear energy sustainable in the long term?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Is nuclear energy economical?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What about nuclear waste?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What about the use of nuclear energy for weapons?

<span style="color: #1205bf; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Resources
= Websites = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This link offers a summary on the pros and cons of the questions above <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This website gives a nice and simple overview on energy, fossil fuels, pollution, greehouse gases and how this relates to Nuclear energy and re-newable energy <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">This link also offers a summary on the questions above <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The article below offers a good unbiased summary on how to decide about nuclear energy <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[]

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 * How nuclear energy works from[] || How a nuclear power plant works from

fossil fuels and why we must look for a new energy source from [] ||  ||
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 * this provides a good overview on the depletion of