According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, in Every Energy

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Multiple Choice

According to the second law of thermodynamics, in every energy exchange, some energy becomes unavailable for further use.What happens to the energy that becomes unavailable?

• A) It returns to a biogeochemical cycle to be reused later.
• B) It cycles back to the environment to be reused later.
• C) It dissipates and no longer exists as energy.
• D) It is lost into the environment as heat.
• E) It eventually becomes part of the energy heating Earth's core.

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