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A microwave works by focusing microwave light on the food inside of it. Which type of energy transformation takes place in a microwave? A. Heat energy is transformed into electrical energy. B. Light energy is transformed into electrical energy. C. Electrical energy is transformed into light energy. D.

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First, electrical energy is transformed into electromagnetic energy ... the microwave radio waves (which you called 'light').

After that, the microwave radio waves carry electromagnetic energy into the meatloaf, where it's transformed into heat energy.

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Electrical energy is transformed into light energy.

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