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What is food an example of what energy?

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Animals get energy from the food they

eat. Their body transforms chemical

energy in the food into kinetic energy,

thermal energy, and other chemical energy

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What you buy energy in?

You can buy energy in different forms; for example, in the form of food, four our body's energy needs; in the form of different types of fuel, such as gasoline for a car (food can be considered fuel for our body); or in the form of electrical energy, which comes to our homes.


What is an example of eltric energy to thermal?

a micro wave transfers nergy with eletric since it is plugged in and produces thermal energy when it is cooking your food.


Where does human energy come from?

Energy of organism come from different origins. For example, plants and other photosynthetic organism make their own energy by photosynthesis. The energy from the sun is transformed into usable stored energy. On the other hand, the energy from animal comes from either the fats that's stored in their body, or glycogen that they get from they food. Look up cellular respiration. Lucky you!


How can energy not be created?

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it simply goes from one place to another. For example, I eat food, which gives me energy. I then use that energy to push a cart, which in turn will come to a stop due to friction (turns kinetic energy into heat). Finally that heat will travel elsewhere and this goes on until it eventually goes back to being energy needed to create that food again. In short, the energy used to grow the original food was never lost and it eventually went to grow new food. Therefore, since no energy was lost, no new energy was created to replace it.


Is food energy a kind of potential energy?

Yes. Basically, the energy in food is chemical energy, which is a type of potential energy.