Question

In order to keep an automobile operating, it is necessary to keep adding fuel as it is used up. Explain why this doesn't contradict the law of conservation of energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

There is conversion of energy from one form to another and this justifies the law of conservation of energy, which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to another.

Explanation:

The fuel added to automobile is a chemical energy, which provides thermal energy of the combustion engine of the automobile, which is then converted to mechanical energy of the moving parts of the automobile. Thus, there is conversion of energy from one form to another. This justifies the law of conservation of energy, which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to another.