Discussion of the section on conversion of other forms of energy into thermal energy

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Q1: Give four examples of energy of other forms being converting into thermal energy. Please be clear about what the original form was, how it was converted, and whether the resulting thermal energy would be easy to detect with a thermometer.

Q2: Which of these methods of cooking is most dependent on radiation moving energy to the food?

Boiling a potato     
Frying bacon     
Broiling a steak     
Baking a cake     

Q3: Which of these methods of cooking is most dependent on conduction moving energy to the food?

Broiling a steak     
Frying a pancake     
Microwaving popcorn     
Making toast     

Q4: Native Americans started fires by rubbing sticks together. How did this work?

It exposed naturally flammable materials in the stick     
They were concentrating the heat that is in the stick     
This caused electrical sparks that started the fire     
The sticks got hot from the energy that they were adding     

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