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A car engine uses the combustion of fuel to move a system of gears that move its wheels. Not all of the fuels energy is transferred to the wheels. Which two options describe what happens to the rest of the energy?

A. Some energy is lost because it is absorbed by the driver

B some energy is lost because of the friction between the gears

C some energy is lost because it is transformed into potential energy

D some energy is lost because it is transformed into thermal energy

E some energy is lost because it is transformed into chemical energy

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it should be d because the engine gives off heat
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