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A light bulb turns electrical energy into light and heat. Which output is the wasted one?
AThe light
BThe sound
CThe heat
DThe input
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The heat
1. A system takes in input energy and gives out output energy.
2. The output we actually want from a bulb is light.
3. The heat it also gives off is not wanted, so it is the wasted output.
4. A bulb makes no sound worth counting, so that option is not an output at all.
_Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 7 (CC BY 4.0), Useful and wasted energy_