You are cooking pasta and putting a pot of water on an electric stove. When the water starts to boil, you add the pasta. What energy transformation occurs to cook the pasta?

Question

mechanical energy to light energy electric energy to heat energy heat energy to mechanical energy nuclear energy to heat energy

Answer 1

The correct answer is "heat energy to mechanical energy." When the water boils and you add the pasta, the heat energy from the boiling water is transferred to the pasta. This heat energy is then used by the pasta to undergo chemical changes and cook, resulting in the transformation of heat energy into mechanical energy in the pasta.