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					Whether it's a sports team or a presidential campaign, everybody relishes having the big momentum, because it makes them harder to stop or change direction. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum — that is, once be is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					One kind of momentum is technological momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Once you have started the boulder rolling, it develops momentum, which is defined by its mass and velocity. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Not only moving objects and people but all systems have momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Momentum is said to be conserved. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems: inertia and momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Energy.systems, like an aircraft carrier set in motion, have huge momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					By far the biggest type of momentum that comes into play when it comes to changing our energy systems is economic momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					But there are other kinds of momentum as well. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					But the momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor- pool momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					After all, we don't speak only of objects or people as having momentum; we speak of entire systems having momentum. 出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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					Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor-pool momentum. 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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					In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems: inertia and momentum . 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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					Momentum is said to be "conserved", that is, once you build it up, it has to go somewhere. 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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					So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum — that is, once he is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion. 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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					Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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					When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline -powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light 2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B