question: In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms. For instance, in SI units, energy is measured in joules, and one joule is defined "mechanically", being the energy transferred to an object by the mechanical work of moving it a distance of 1 metre against a force of 1 newton.[note 1] However, there are many other definitions of energy, depending on the context, such as thermal energy, radiant energy, electromagnetic, nuclear, etc., where definitions are derived that are the most convenient.

Common energy forms include the kinetic energy of a moving object, the potential energy stored by an object's position in a force field (gravitational, electric or magnetic), the elastic energy stored by stretching solid objects, the chemical energy released when a fuel burns, the radiant energy carried by light, and the thermal energy due to an object's temperature. All of the many forms of energy are convertible to other kinds of energy. In Newtonian physics, there is a universal law of conservation of energy which says that energy can be neither created nor be destroyed; however, it can change from one form to another.
1. What is a common definition of energy?
2. How is it defined in physics?
3. Are there many forms of energy?
4. what are some kinds of energy?
5. What are some comon kinds of energy?
6. can one form be transformed into another?
7. Can it be made?
8. can it be destroyed?
9. are there different ways of measuring it?
10. what is one way?
11. what is a joule?
12. Is there a single way of defining it?
13. How are different meanings contrived?
14. what is radiant energy?
15. What is potential energy?
16. Are there more than one kind of force field?
17. how many?
18. what are they?
19. what comes from burning?
20. What kind of energy comes from a thing's temperature?
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answer: 1. the ability of a system to do work
2. a property of objects which can be transferred or converted
3. yes
4. thermal, radiant, nuclear, electromagnetic
5. kinetic, potential, elastic, chemical, therma;, radiant
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. yes
10. in joules
11. a measure of energy transfer
12. no
13. it depends on the context
14. energy in light
15. the energy stored by an object in a force field
16. yes
17. three
18. gravitational, electric, magnetic
19. chemical energy
20. thermal

question: The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name which Thomas J. Watson first used for a CTR Canadian subsidiary. The initialism IBM followed. Securities analysts nicknamed the company Big Blue for its size and common use of the color in products, packaging and its logo.

In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by Forbes for 2011. Other rankings for 2011/2012 include 1 company for leaders (Fortune), 1 green company in the United States (Newsweek), 2 best global brand (Interbrand), 2 most respected company (Barron's), 5 most admired company (Fortune), and 18 most innovative company (Fast Company).
1. How many people work for IBM?
2. Is that just in the US?
3. Where do they work?
4. What is their ranking among American employers?
5. According to whom?
6. When was this announced?
7. When did the business start?
8. What was it named then?
9. What was it lated called?
10. When was the name change?
11. Who was the first to call it by that name?
12. What was its nickname?
13. What was it also called?
14. Why?
15. What was its ranking for leadership?
16. What about innovation?
17. Did it get a high ranking for green energy?
18. By whom?
19. What was it ranked?
20. Who ranked it second in branding?
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answer: 1. 435,000
2. no
3. worldwide
4. second largest
5. Fortune
6. In 2012
7. 1911
8. Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
9. International Business Machines
10. in 1924
11. Thomas J. Watson
12. IBM
13. Big Blue
14. for its size and common use of the color
15. 1
16. 18
17. yes
18. Newsweek
19. 1
20. Interbrand

question: Tom Sawyer is known as one of the most beloved characters in American literature , but new research found that Mark Twain based this character on his friend named Tom Sawyer. He admired his firefighting friend so much that he gave the character his name.

Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer had many adventures together, gambling in Nevada and drinking in pubs. Tom Sawyer once worked as a volunteer firefighter, policeman and customs officer. Before making his way out West, Tom Sawyer used his strength to save 90 people from a burning ship. Mark Twain was particularly moved by this story because his own brother died in a fire while working on a similar steamboat.

The two men became friends immediately after meeting in 1863, with Tom Sawyer traveling to Virginia City, while Mark Twain was working as a reporter there.

After one night they returned to San Francisco, Mark Twain told his friend that he would base a character in his yet-unwritten book on him. Tom Sawyer said, "One day he said to me, 'I'm going to put you between the covers of a book, Tom.' 'Go ahead, Sam,' I Said, 'but don't disgrace my name.'"

Besides their fondness of drinking, the two men also shared a hobby for storytelling. Tom sawyer believed that it was his anecdotes about his own childhood that inspired Mark Twain to create a book on him.

Finally Mark Twain said that the character of Tom sawyer was based on a mix of three real people---John B. Briggs, William Bowen and himself. In spite of this, the historical evidence shows that there might be a fourth, more prominent influencer.
1. In real life who was Tom Sawyer?
2. When did they meet?
3. Where?
4. What kind of work did Tom do?
5. What was one of the adventures they had together?
6. Did they like to drink?
7. Was the character of Tom Sawyer based on anyone else?
8. Name two.
9. Did the real Tom Sawyer save anyone?
10. How many people?
11. From what?
12. What was Mark Twain doing in Virginia City?
13. Did both men like to tell stories?
14. How did Twain's brother die?
15. Where was that fire?
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answer:
1. Mark Twain's friend.
2. 1863
3. Virginia City
4. volunteer firefighter, policeman and customs officer
5. gambling in Nevada
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. John B. Briggs and William Bowen
9. Yes.
10. 90
11. a burning ship
12. working as a reporter
13. YEs.
14. in a fire
15. steamboat