Question

Chloe is training for her first half-marathon, which requires her to run 21.1 km. Before she runs, she carefully chooses the foods that will give her the energy her body requires for the race. She stands still at the starting line, then she starts running, her body warming up as she runs. Which three energy transformations take place in this example? Potential energy to kinetic energy Chemical energy to thermal energy Chemical energy to kinetic energy Mechanical energy to chemical energy

Answer 1

Answer:

The transformation is of chemical energy (use the ATP molecule as a resource) which is then transformed into mechanical energy (muscle contraction) and finally transformed into thermal energy (increase in body temperature, or sweating)

Explanation:

Energy is never lost, it is always transformed, that is why energy is yielding electronic movement and expressing itself in different ways, first as chemical energy, then as mechanical energy, and lastly as thermal energy.

It is important to clarify that the energy source of all this transformation is food and energy reserves.