Question

1. Identify a real life example of how we transform energy from one form to another and how it applies to the first law of thermodynamics. Also,explain in one paragraph what you think individuals and governments should do about climate change?

Answer 1

Well ,before answering this question ,let us see what is first law of thermodynamics:

Put simply,First law of thermodynamics is based on law of canservation of energy.

There are various examoles available to see law of conservation of energy:

1.CYCLING: i think that you must be familiar with cycling,you eat food, that food is broken down into various molecules leading to production of ATP(HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE ) now when you do some physical work, this ATP IS broken down to AMP OR ADP, and energy produced from hydrolysis of ATP is used to move muscles ,and to conduct impulse to do so in first place ,then you force your leg downward to paddle and cycle moves,now when you pushed that paddle ,you provided it with energy ,now keeping law of conservation of energy in mind, this energy must be converted into some other form ,it can be heat ,potential energy and can be energy due to motion that is kinetic energy ,you start to move as you paddle and your energy is converted to kinetic energy ,you are feeling warm because your energy is dissipating as heat.

You can see that energy is converting from one form to another and overall energy is still constant thus first law of thermodynamics holds true here.

What individual and goverment can do about climate change:

1.organise awareness camp.

2. Goverment may prohibit open burning grounds(which are quite common to notice in jhoom cultivation.).

3.individual may try carpooling .

4.use public transport..

5.do not throw waste directly into water bodies.

6.switch to organic farming.

7.proper electrostatic precipitators should be used in factories.

8.we should limit use of petroleum.

9. We should plant trees as much as we can.

10. Realise that you have to pass this nature to upcoming generation ,present this as a gift ,something about which they feel lucky ,not doomed.