You Push Your Physics Book Across Your Desk, Leaving the Book

question 30

Multiple Choice

You push your physics book across your desk, leaving the book at rest on the desk at the end of the process. Which of the following best represents the overall energy conversion during this process?

• A) elastic to thermal
• B) thermal to chemical
• C) chemical to thermal
• D) chemical to electromagnetic
• E) kinetic to thermal

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