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To demonstrate: Press your hands together firmly, and rub them together rapidly.

Friction produces heat.


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What energy does food produce?

Food produces mechanical energy because mechanical energy is to do something and food gives you the energy to do something.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------No.Food is the energy from sunlight stored as chemical energy. When you eat food yo convert it into a different sort of chemical store (again chemical energy) before you can use it as mechanical energy. Even then most of the food is used keeping you warm and in this case the food is converted into heat rather than mechanical energy.


What kind of energy is a scout rubbing sticks together to start a fire?

The energy produced by a scout rubbing sticks together to start a fire is primarily mechanical energy, which is converted into thermal energy (heat) through friction. As the sticks are rubbed together, the heat generated can ignite the combustible material nearby, resulting in a fire. This process exemplifies the conversion of mechanical work into thermal energy.


What are some examples of heat energy transformation?

Thermal energy, mechanical energy, electrical energy and light energy.


What energy transfers in a firework?

Energy in firework is present in form chemical energy which will be converted into light and sound .and small part of energy is converted heat .then the remaining energy is converted into kinetic energy after explosion.


Which describes the energy conversions used to make a car down the street?

Assuming it just rolls down a slope, without the engines working: gravitational potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy. The kinetic energy will eventually be converted to heat energy.

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How heat energy is converted to mechanical energy in your body?

It isn't. Chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy.


Can heat energy change into mechanical energy?

It will still be heat energy, but it can be converted to mechanical energy


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

The maximum amount of mechanical energy that can be converted to heat is equal to the total mechanical energy input. In any conversion process, there will always be losses due to inefficiencies, so the actual amount of mechanical energy that is converted to useful heat will be less than the input mechanical energy.


What is heat energy and steam energy converted to?

mechanical energy


When a car is driven the chemical energy in gasoline converted into?

When a car is driven, the chemical energy in gasoline is converted into mechanical energy by the engine. The combustion of gasoline in the engine produces heat, which is then converted into kinetic energy that propels the vehicle forward.


Mechanical energy is converted into heat energy when?

Mechanical energy is converted into heat energy when friction is present during the movement of objects. Friction between surfaces creates resistance, causing the mechanical energy to be transformed into heat due to the movement of particles and the generation of thermal energy.


Where does the energy go?

energy is never lost. It is either converted from one form of energy to another (from heat to mechanical, from mechanical to electric, from electric to heat).


How is mechanical energy conserved?

It isn't. Sooner or later some mechanical energy will be wasted and converted to heat. It is also possible to convert other types of energy into mechanical energy.It isn't. Sooner or later some mechanical energy will be wasted and converted to heat. It is also possible to convert other types of energy into mechanical energy.It isn't. Sooner or later some mechanical energy will be wasted and converted to heat. It is also possible to convert other types of energy into mechanical energy.It isn't. Sooner or later some mechanical energy will be wasted and converted to heat. It is also possible to convert other types of energy into mechanical energy.


Where does the lost energy go?

energy is never lost. It is either converted from one form of energy to another (from heat to mechanical, from mechanical to electric, from electric to heat).


What is chemical energy of food converted into when you are active?

Chemical energy from food is converted into mechanical energy and heat when you are active. The mechanical energy is utilized to perform physical tasks and movement, while some of the energy is lost as heat during metabolism.


Can mechanical energy changed to heat energy?

Yes, mechanical energy can be converted to heat energy through processes such as friction, deformation, or viscous dissipation. When mechanical energy is lost, usually due to these processes, it is often transformed into heat energy.


What kind of energy can be converted into heat light mechanical sound and chemical energy?

Kinetic energy