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Why does a sheet of sandpaper become warm when you rub it against a wooden board?

a. heat in the air is transferred to the sandpaper
b. matter in the sandpaper is converted to heat
c. the chemical energy in the wood is converted to thermal energy
d. the mechanical energy of the moving sandpaper is converted to thermal energy
im inn between c or d but im stuck! please help!

User Starry
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Friction gets built up between the two friction is everywhere
User Piotr Pasich
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it's actually Because the the friction between wood and sandpaper moves so fast it can actually warm up so hot and diesel can start. for example a rock and another rock. the friction causes sparks and heat
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