Question

question 1 chapter test: energy
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which describes energy carried by a transverse wave changing to chemical energy?
a) a bat hitting a baseball
b) a jogger running along a track
c) flowers using sunshine to grow
d) someone pushing a friend on a swing

Explanation:

• Option A: A bat hitting a baseball involves mechanical energy transfer (kinetic energy of the bat to the baseball), not energy from a transverse wave changing to chemical energy.
• Option B: A jogger running along a track involves the conversion of chemical energy (from food) to mechanical (kinetic) energy, not energy from a transverse wave changing to chemical energy.
• Option C: Sunshine is a transverse wave (electromagnetic wave). Flowers use sunlight (solar energy - carried by transverse waves) in the process of photosynthesis to convert it into chemical energy (glucose). This matches the energy conversion described in the question.
• Option D: Someone pushing a friend on a swing involves mechanical energy transfer (kinetic and potential energy changes), not energy from a transverse wave changing to chemical energy.

Answer:

C. flowers using sunshine to grow