From what I understand from my 9th grade science, the law of conservation means that energy cannot be created, or destroyed, but can be converted in to Gravitational Potential Energy ( GPE ) and Kinetic Energy ( KE ). Well that energy had to come from somewhere, right?, but here on our little planet called Earth, when people have sex and are succesful, making a baby, isn't that making energy? I argue the chemical energy answer I recieved, but I always here from new parents,
" my boy is just a bundle of energy" So, do I have a reasonable argument?
2007-12-23 13:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Music Man 2 in Environment ➔ Conservation
Well... your baby example is a good way to explain how energy is being transferred. When a mother "makes" a baby, they don't create the matter, they TRANSFER the energy from food that they eat. Hence the increased caloric intake of pregnant women. Proteins, fats and other energies consumed are directed towards "building" the baby's body.
So yes, the law of conservation is right that's why its called a LAW and not a THEORY.
2007-12-23 15:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are countless types of energy. Kinetic and potential are two. Energy stored in a compressed spring or stretched rubber band are other types of potential energy. Energy of chemical bonds are another type of potential. Charge stored on a capacitor is another type of potential. Heat is a type of kinetic energy. Every single apparent creation of energy can always be traced to an equal loss of energy somewhere else. Children get energy from eating and digesting food. The food gets potential chemical energy by using the energy of sunlight to grow. The Sun gets energy by nuclear reactions of atoms in its core. The atoms got a certain amount of energy from the creation of the universe.
2007-12-23 13:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I really can't see through this argument. Ask someone involved with physics, I'm sure they'll be able to counteract it. You might be applying the Law of Conservation of Energy in a situation where it should not be applied.
2007-12-23 13:31:57 · answer #3 · answered by falconblud 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't confuse a slang phrase with science. The kid's energy came from his food.
2007-12-23 17:13:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can manually convert matter into energy but, yet can not convert energy into matter. Maybe some day.
2007-12-23 14:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mogollon Dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋