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What type of energy is stored in the distortion of a material that can return to its original shape?
What type of energy is stored in the distortion of a material that can return to its original shape?
- Potential energy
- Elastic energy (correct)
- Thermal energy
- Sound energy
Which type of energy can exist as pressure waves through a fluid?
Which type of energy can exist as pressure waves through a fluid?
- Kinetic energy
- Potential energy
- Thermal energy
- Sound energy (correct)
How is heat defined in terms of the motions of particles?
How is heat defined in terms of the motions of particles?
- As kinetic energy within particle vibrations and motions (correct)
- As elastic energy within the system
- As sound energy within the system
- As potential energy within particles
Which form of energy is transferred through a system into its macroscopic surroundings?
Which form of energy is transferred through a system into its macroscopic surroundings?
What can the mechanical motion of rubbing two sticks together transform into?
What can the mechanical motion of rubbing two sticks together transform into?
Which process involves the rising of air due to heating creating upward motion?
Which process involves the rising of air due to heating creating upward motion?
What is always lost as wasted thermal energy during an energy transformation process?
What is always lost as wasted thermal energy during an energy transformation process?
What law states that all forms of energy can be transformed into each other but with some loss as wasted thermal energy?
What law states that all forms of energy can be transformed into each other but with some loss as wasted thermal energy?
What type of energy can exist as both potential energy in material distortion and kinetic energy in wave propagation?
What type of energy can exist as both potential energy in material distortion and kinetic energy in wave propagation?
What is the primary form of energy associated with the rising of heated air that causes upward motion?
What is the primary form of energy associated with the rising of heated air that causes upward motion?
What is the fundamental definition of heat in terms of particles?
What is the fundamental definition of heat in terms of particles?
Which process involves transforming mechanical motion into heat through friction?
Which process involves transforming mechanical motion into heat through friction?
What is defined as the energy transferred by a system to its macroscopic surroundings?
What is defined as the energy transferred by a system to its macroscopic surroundings?
Which type of transformation can always occur between work and heat in a system?
Which type of transformation can always occur between work and heat in a system?
What concept refers to the loss of some energy as wasted thermal energy during energy transformations?
What concept refers to the loss of some energy as wasted thermal energy during energy transformations?
