Question

If energy is always conserved in a chemical or physical process, then why is there an energy crisis?

• A. Energy is getting lost in the universe.
• B. Energy is dissipated from a more usable form to a less usable form.
• C. Energy is getting destroyed.
• D. All of these.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Energy is dissipated from a more usable form to a less usable form.

Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed however it is converted from one form to another. In cases like in the burning of fossil fuels, it is converted from a form that we can use to a less usable form. A lot of instances of this in large scale has unfortunately led to the energy crisis that we are facing today.