Topical Questions
These questions are keyed to the major topics in this chapter. Usually a question that is answered at the back of this book is paired with a similar one that is not.
Describe how energy is changed from one form to another in these processes:
(a) At a July 4th celebration, a match is lit and ignites the fuse of a rocket firecracker, which fires off and explodes at an altitude of 1000 ft.
(b) A gallon of gasoline is pumped from an underground storage tank into the fuel tank of your car, and you use it up by driving 25 mi.
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