Question

Which of the following statements are true?

(a) Energy can be created and destroyed

(b) Energy cannot be created but only destroyed

(c) Energy cannot be destroyed but only created

(d) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I want to ask this question from Various Forms of Energy : The Law of Conservation of Energy in portion Work, Energy and Power of Physics – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed

To explain I would say: According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can only be changed from one form to another. This is also one of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics.