A circuit in a home provides power to a light fixture. The homeowners want to use a compact fluorescent bulb instead of an incandescent bulb, compact fluorescent bulbs can produce as much light as incandescent But with less energy, how is this possible?

Question

A circuit in a home provides power to a light fixture. The homeowners want to use a compact fluorescent bulb instead of an incandescent bulb, compact fluorescent bulbs can produce as much light as incandescent But with less energy, how is this possible?

A) Fluorescent bulbs have been designed to put out more energy than they receive.
B) Fluorescent bulbs produce other forms of energy to including heat.
C) incandescent Produce other forms of energy to including heat.
D) Energy is destroyed when it passes through an incandescent bulb

Answer 1

C) incandescent Produce other forms of energy to including heat.

Incandescent bulbs produce more heat energy than light energy, while compact fluorescent bulbs produce more light energy with less heat energy, making them more energy-efficient.