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According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to the total energy of an isolated system over time?
According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to the total energy of an isolated system over time?
- It decreases
- It fluctuates
- It increases
- It remains constant (correct)
Which branch of physics is concerned with heat, temperature, energy, and work?
Which branch of physics is concerned with heat, temperature, energy, and work?
- Astrophysics
- Thermodynamics (correct)
- Particle physics
- Quantum mechanics
Which of the following best describes an open system?
Which of the following best describes an open system?
- It can exchange both matter and energy with an outside system (correct)
- No mass may be transferred in or out of the system boundaries
- It is essentially a closed system
- It cannot exchange energy with an outside system
What is a closed system primarily unable to transfer in or out of the system boundaries?
What is a closed system primarily unable to transfer in or out of the system boundaries?
Which region is defined as the real or imaginary surface that separates a system from its surrounding?
Which region is defined as the real or imaginary surface that separates a system from its surrounding?
In which type of system can heat be transferred between open systems and between closed systems, but not between isolated systems?
In which type of system can heat be transferred between open systems and between closed systems, but not between isolated systems?
What type of system cannot exchange energy or matter with an outside system?
What type of system cannot exchange energy or matter with an outside system?
What does the law of conservation of energy state about the transformation of energy?
What does the law of conservation of energy state about the transformation of energy?