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This quiz contains 5 questions from a mix of 1 subtopics.

Which two of the following are false?

Energy can be stored

Energy can be transferred

Energy can be dissipated

Energy can be created

Energy can be destroyed 

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Illustration showing dissipated energy with symbols for heat, light, and sound.

What happens to 'dissipated' energy?

It is lost to the surroundings
It is transferred to useful stores
Is it destroyed

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Open vs closed systems


An open system exchange energy and matter with its surroundings. A closed system exchange energy or matter with the surroundings.

can
cannot

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As a bowl of hot porridge cools down, what happens to the energy in its thermal energy store? 

It is transferred to gravitational potential energy

It is destroyed
It is transferred to the surroundings

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What is the main energy transfer of a marathon runner?

Elastic potential energy ➔ chemical energy

Gravitational potential energy ➔ kinetic energy

Chemical energy ➔ kinetic energy

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Not all of the chemical energy from the runner's cells would be converted to kinetic energy, which other form is it most likely to be converted to?

Magnetic energy

Nuclear energy 

Thermal energy 

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