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As a cat pounces on a mouse, her muscles burn 10 units of potential energy (which the cat previously gained from eating). however, the pounce itself only required 4 units of kinetic energy. how many units
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As a cat pounces on a mouse, her muscles burn 10 units of potential energy (which the cat previously gained from eating). however, the pounce itself only required 4 units of kinetic energy. how many units of energy were dissipated as heat?

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Your answer would be 94. This is because only 10 transfers, so 90 is lost from the mouse. It takes 4 for the cat to pounce. When you add 90 and 4 you get your answer.....94
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