Question

Images shows a lake labeled carbonates in water, a cow labeled animal respiration, a tree labeled photosynthesis, a factory labeled factory emissions, the sun labeled sunlight, a cloud labeled carbon dioxide in atmosphere, another tree labeled plant respiration, an arrow from organic carbon to dead organism, and fossils and fossil fuels. Arrows are labeled as follows: A from the sunlight to photosynthesis, B from carbon dioxide in atmosphere to photosynthesis, C from factory emissions to carbon dioxide in atmosphere, D from carbon dioxide in atmosphere to carbonates in water, E from dead organisms to fossils and fossil fuels, and F from plant respiration to the sky.

Using the diagram above, answer the following questions:

True or False. The arrow labeled C represents a transfer of chemical energy to mechanical energy. Explain why this is true or false.
True or False. The arrow labeled A represents a transfer of solar energy to chemical energy. Explain why this is true or false.

Answer 1

False. The arrow labeled C represents a transfer of carbon dioxide from factory emissions to the atmosphere, and it does not involve the conversion of chemical energy to mechanical energy. This is a chemical reaction in which carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.

True. The arrow labeled A represents a transfer of solar energy to chemical energy. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy in the form of sugar molecules. This represents a conversion of solar energy into chemical energy in the form of the sugar molecules.