Question

Provide an example of an isolated energy system and explain how it could be changed to create an open energy system. You may use the examples provided in the lesson or another example.

Answer 1

An isolated system is a thermodynamic system that cannot exchange either energy or matter outside the boundaries of the system. An isolated system differs from a closed system by the transfer of energy. Closed systems are only closed to matter, energy can be exchanged across the system's boundaries.