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A student used a portable electric drill to remove screws from a broken wooden table. He noticed that the screws holding the table together were warm to the touch after being removed from the wood. Which statement best explains this phenomenon?

A:Electrical energy from the drill was converted into chemical energy due to conductivity.
B:The process of removing the screw concentrated the thermal energy that was already present in the wood

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Answer:

A.

Electricity can travel through metal, such as the screws, creating a conductor.

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