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it is transfered or turned into waste thermal energy

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Q: What can happen to energy that cannot be destroyed and its not used to do work?
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Which is not something that energy can do?

Renew itself or disappearEnergy can not be air.


Can electrical energy be depleted?

No, electric energy cannot be depleted, electricity produced when used is given off as waste energy, the lost energy is then increasingly spread out into the surrondings, it cannot be reused or destroyed.


When energy is used it is?

Changed from one form to another - energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be changed from one form to another.


Does energy float in the atmosphere after it is used?

Energy can not be created nor destroyed.


What other things can energy do?

There are three types of energy: Mechanical, Kinetic, and Potential. Kinetic is defined as energy in motion (person running, ball rolling). Potential energy is energy that is to be used and about to happen (food, book about to fall off a table). Mechanical energy is both Kinetic and Potential energy (roller coasters are a great example). The law of conservation of energy states that 'Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but converted from kinds of energy'. Energy can be converted.


Is this an example of chemical reactions Energy is created as atoms are destroyed in chemical reactions?

No Energy can not be created or destroyed, it can only change form Matter cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form. -- - -- Like stated above, energy can't be destroyed nor created. Only harnessed to only than be used and changed in form. Matter however CAN be destroyed, its exactly what an atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb or nuclear reaction plant does; annihilates molecules harnessing its potential energy. The law of conservation basically states that you either have matter or you have energy.


What role do fuel rods play in generating energy?

Fuel rods are the nuclear fuel in a nuclear power plant. They are used to turn water to steam, which is then used to turn a turbine. They do not "generate energy", since energy cannot be created or destroyed (E=mc^2). They are used to generate electricity, or to convert nuclear energy to electric energy.


The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another?

This is the law of conservation of energy. It states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but only transformed from one form to another. This principle is a fundamental concept in physics and is used to understand the behavior of energy in various systems.


Is energy recycled or does it get used up?

Energy is never used up - it is always turned into another form of energy, or 'recycled'. Energy can neither be created or destroyed.


How do people get energy to do work?

we get all our energy from food as energy can't be produce or destroyed. it can only be used up


How can you use up a source of energy when energy cannot be destroyed?

We run out of means to convert it. Coal is stored potential energy, if we use it all and the resulting heat energy escapes into space, we've lost that energy. World's water evaporates, no hydro power.


The exhaust from a car contains energy that cannot be used. scientists often refer to this energy that cannot be used as waste energy?

i don’t know