In each of the processes described below, energy flows across the boundary of the object that serves as the subject of each sentence. Is this energy flow heat (A), work (B), or some other kind of energy transfer (E)?
(a) The sun emits light into space.
(b) You get cooler when standing in the breeze from a fan.
(c) Your car’s brakes get hot when used repeatedly.
(d) Your hands get warm when you rub them together.
(e) Your pizza gets warm in the microwave.
(a) The sun emits light into space. -A
(b) You get cooler when standing in the breeze from a fan. -E
(c) Your car’s brakes get hot when used repeatedly. -B
(d) Your hands get warm when you rub them together. -B
(e) Your pizza gets warm in the microwave. -E
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