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As a person pushes a box across a floor, the energy from the person's moving arm is transferred to the box, and the box and the floor become warm. During this process, what happens to energy? It is increased.
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As a person pushes a box across a floor, the energy from the person's moving arm is transferred to the box, and the box and the floor become warm. During this process, what happens to energy? It is increased. It is conserved. It is decreased. It is created.​

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it is conserved

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Answer:

It is conserved

Step-by-step explanation:

Converted to heat energy due to the friction caused by the box rubbing on the floor

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