Question

Two magnets are placed on a table, and they immediately move to attach to each other. Which statement is correct about the energies in the system? (1 point)
Responses

The energy stored in the system is converted to kinetic and thermal energy.
The energy stored in the system is converted to kinetic and thermal energy.

The energy stored in the system is converted to kinetic energy.
The energy stored in the system is converted to kinetic energy.

The energy stored in the system is converted to thermal and sound energy.
The energy stored in the system is converted to thermal and sound energy.

The energy stored in the system is converted to kinetic, thermal, and sound energy.

Answer 1

The energy stored in the magnetic field is converted first to kinetic energy as the magnets accelerate, and then to thermal (and some sound) energy when they hit and slide together — so kinetic, thermal, and sound energy.