Let's say you go on a run and start to sweat because you are heating up. What kind of energy conversion is happening? * Potential to Kinetic Kinetic to Thermal Potential to Thermal Kinetic to Potential

Physics · College · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Correct answer is kinetic energy convert into thermal . 

Explanation: When you exercise you are using mechanical energy to get your body moving. When you start sweating your body is heating up so it is thermal energy.

The chemical energy is a type of potential energy . Therefore it transformed into kinetic energy . This transformation happens during chemical reactions that take place when the body digests the  food . Chemical Energy from this “burning” (catabolism) for motion (exercise) powers muscles (kinetic energy or energy of motion). then converted it into thermal energy. 

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