For the following systems, determine whether the system described is best modeled as an isolated, closed, or open system:

(a) steam flowing through a turbine
(b) an incandescent light bulb
(c) a fuel pump in a moving automobile
(d) an anchor of a sunken ship resting 3,000 m below the surface of the ocean
(e) the roof of a house


(a) steam flowing through a turbine - Open System
(b) an incandescent light bulb - Closed System
(c) a fuel pump in a moving automobile - Open System
(d) an anchor of a sunken ship resting 3,000 m below the surface of the ocean - Isolated System – could be modeled as a closed system if something is being done to it.
(e) the roof of a house - Closed System

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