Question

a car burns gasoline as it moves down the road. which energy transformation is the car performing? a. kinetic energy to chemical energy and light energy b. potential energy to sound energy and nuclear energy c. thermal energy to kinetic energy and nuclear energy d. chemical energy to kinetic energy and thermal energy

Explanation:

Gasoline contains chemical energy. When it burns in the car's engine, some of this chemical energy is converted into the car's kinetic energy (to make it move) and some is released as thermal energy (heat). There is no conversion to nuclear energy, and the starting - point is chemical energy, not kinetic, potential or thermal energy.

Answer:

D. Chemical energy to kinetic energy and thermal energy