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Yes, sound does produce heat.

If you screamed for 8 years,7 months and 6 days you would have generated enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. Obviously you can't scream that long-it's a calculation.

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Yes. In some way, any form of energy can be converted into another form. Since energy can neither be created or destroyed, it must be able to transfer into different forms.

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no, sound energy cannot be coverted into other forms of energy

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Yes - that is precisely what happens when sound is absorbed.

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Why all energy converted to heat energy?

All kinetic energy gets converted to heat because of friction. All light energy gets converted to heat because of absorbtion. All electrical energy gets converted to heat because of resistance. Potential and chemical energy are stored forms of energy, that will turn into heat-, kinetic- and light energy when used. So in the end there will only be heat energy.


What forms of energy can be converted to heat?

All forms of energy can be converted to any other type. The questions is not what kind, but rather how much power is needed to do so. many of these conversions are out of human kinds grasp to create (or understand for that matter).


Can heat turn into energy?

Heat is energy. If you have a certain amount of heat energy, it isn't possible to convert all of it into other forms of energy; some of the heat energy is lost forever, in the sense that it can't be converted.


What happens to chemical potential energy whenit is consumed?

It's never "consumed". It is converted into other forms of energy ... and at each conversion some is converted into heat. Sooner or later (with each conversion) it all turns into heat energy.


Can all forms of energy be changed into any other forms?

Not entirely. The Second Law of Thermodynamics causes some limitations. Mainly, once energy is in the form of heat energy, only part of it can be converted to other forms of energy.


What is one form of energy that is always produced when any type of energy is converted to another form?

Some energy is converted to electromagnetic (heat) energy.Related Information:This can usually be considered wasted energy, since you can't convert all of the heat back into other energy forms.


Can haet energy be turned into electric energy?

No, at least, not all of it. If there is a difference in temperature between two objects, part of the heat can be converted into other forms of energy.


What is the maximum amount of mechanical energy that can be converted to heat?

Why should there be a maximum? If there is friction, ALL the mechanical energy will eventually be converted to heat.


Describe how the energy changes from a usable form to a less usable form in a building's heating system?

While producing heat energy is precisely the purpose of a heating system, once any kind of energy is converted into heat, it can no longer be converted back to other forms of energy - at least, not all of it.


Can electricity be converted into Energy?

Electric energy can be converted into many things, all of them are other forms of energy. Electric energy can be converted into heat energy, like in many stoves and ovens. Electric energy can be converted into sound energy, which happens in speakers. Electric energy can be converted into mechanical energy, like with electric motors in fans and other devices. Electric energy can be converted into light energy as with a light bulb. Unfortunately, we do not currently have the technology to turn energy forms into matter as is shown in many sci-fi shows like Star Trek's replicators. Every energy is able to change its type. For example sound energy can be converted into electrical , light, heat and in many other forms.


What happens to the energy that enters a television but is not converted into light or sound?

It becomes heat. You can feel it at the top of the TV set. All wasted energy is eventually converted to heat.


Why not all potential energy is converted to kinetic energy in roller coaster?

Because some of it is converted into heat due to friction.