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How is potential energy converted to thermal energy in a system?
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How is potential energy converted to thermal energy in a system?

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thermal energy which, by causing pressure and performing work on the pistons, is transformed into the mechanical energy that accelerates the vehicle (increasing its kinetic energy).
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