Question

Lighting a match changes chemical energy into heat and light. The total amount of energy _____.

remains the same
increases because heat and light are stronger forms of energy
decreases the longer the match remains lit
none of the above

Answer 1

Hello.

The answer is remains the same.

The total amount of energy stays the same because the 1st Law of Thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change forms. So the chemical energy is just being converted into heat and light.

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