| | ''For the [[liberal]] hoax about climate, see [[global warming]]''. | | ''For the [[liberal]] hoax about climate, see [[global warming]]''. |
| − | '''Energy''' is the ability to do work.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With [[Chemistry]]''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> In [[physics]], energy is a conserved quantity, and a closed system of interacting particles is known to always have the same value for its energy; this is known as the law of conservation of energy.<ref>Halliday, Resnick, Walker: '' Fundamentals of Physics'', 6th Edition</ref> The SI unit of energy is [[joule]]. Energy can be converted into various forms like [[Potential energy]], [[Kinetic energy]], Chemical energy and Thermal energy, but it cannot be created or destroyed. | + | '''Energy''' is the ability to do work.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With [[Chemistry]]''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> In [[physics]], energy is a conserved quantity, and a closed system of interacting particles is known to always have the same value for its energy; this is known as the law of conservation of energy.<ref>Halliday, Resnick, Walker: '' Fundamentals of Physics'', 6th Edition</ref> The SI unit of energy is [[joule]]. Energy can be converted into various forms like [[Potential energy]], [[Kinetic energy]] and Thermal energy (see below for more), but it cannot be created or destroyed. |
| | More generally, energy is a source of usable heat or power. | | More generally, energy is a source of usable heat or power. |
| | *[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/energy/ What Liberals Say - Category: Energy], [[Accuracy In Media]] | | *[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/energy/ What Liberals Say - Category: Energy], [[Accuracy In Media]] |
| | *[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/E=mc2.shtml E=mc<sup>2</sup>, Law of Inertia of Energy] | | *[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/E=mc2.shtml E=mc<sup>2</sup>, Law of Inertia of Energy] |