Question

A. The boat uses a heat engine to move. This is a simple schematic of how a heat engine operates. Describe what this schematic is showing in terms of the laws of thermodynamics. (6 points)

Answer 1

Answer: The internal heat energy of the boat heat engine, metamorphoses into mechanical workdone that causes the boat to move.

Explanation: First law of thermodynamics tells us that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another.

The internal heat energy of the boat heat engine, metamorphoses into mechanical workdone that causes the boat to move.

According to the second law of thermodynamics which state that when energy changes from one form to another form, or matter moves freely, entropy (disorder) in a closed system increases. Differences in temperature, pressure, and density tend to even out horizontally after a while