Which of the Following Is Consistent with the Laws of Physics

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is consistent with the laws of physics governing energy?

• A)When a liter of gasoline is burned in a car engine,100% of its energy goes into moving the car along the road.
• B)You eat a "quarter-pounder" hamburger and assemble exactly a quarter-pound of additional body weight on your body.
• C)Eventually sunlight that is absorbed on the earth returns to space as dispersed heat.
• D)A calorie of sunlight becomes a calorie of plant tissue that,eaten by you,becomes a calorie of heat lost in muscle "power."
• E)Chemical bonds are a case of converting energy to matter; breaking the bonds converts matter to energy.

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