Energy Transformations

By @Admin | June 21, 2018

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Part A

Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy?

an archer with a flexed bow

a space station orbiting Earth

a rock on a mountain ledge

a person sitting on a couch while watching TV

the high-energy phosphate bonds of a molecule of ATP

Correct

Kinetic energy is energy of motion.

Part B

“Conservation of energy” refers to the fact that _____.

if you conserve energy you will not be as tired

the entropy of the universe is always increasing

energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another

the net amount of disorder is always increasing

no chemical reaction is 100 percent efficient

Correct

This is what is meant by conservation of energy.

Part C

Chemical energy is a form of _____ energy.

Correct

Chemical energy is a form of stored energy.

Part D

In your body, what process converts the chemical energy found in glucose into the chemical energy found in ATP?

Correct

This is the name given to the process by which the body converts food energy to energy stored in ATP.

Part E

Which of these are by-products of cellular respiration?

ATP, carbon dioxide, and water

glucose, carbon dioxide, and water

carbon dioxide and water

heat, carbon dioxide, and water

ATP and carbon dioxide

Correct

These are the by-products of cellular respiration.

Think!