Multiple Choice
The observation that some of the chemical energy in gasoline is lost as heat instead of being converted into kinetic energy (the motion of a car) is an example of:
A) the second law of thermodynamics
B) the first law of thermodynamics
C) the third law of thermodynamics
D) the law of gravity
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