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What type of energy change occurs as a match burns?

A.
There is a decrease in kinetic energy.

B.
There is an increase in total energy.

C.
Kinetic energy changes to potential energy.

D.
Chemical energy changes to light and heat energy.

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D. Chemical energy changes to light and heat energy.

When a match burns, the chemical potential energy in the match head is released by combustion and converted into thermal energy (heat) and electromagnetic energy (light).