If You Drop a Rubber Ball and It Does Not

question 8

Multiple Choice

If you drop a rubber ball and it does not bounce back to the height you dropped it from.This is consistent with

• A)conversion of entropy into potential energy.
• B)the first law of thermodynamics.
• C)conversion of kinetic energy into potential energy.
• D)conversion of kinetic energy into entropy.
• E)the second law of thermodynamics.

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Definitions:

Arterial Blood

Oxygen-rich blood that is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body through arteries.

Intracellular Fluid

The fluid found inside cells, making up about 40% of the total body water in humans.

Plasma Concentration

The amount of a substance present in the plasma portion of blood.

Hypercapnia

An excess of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.