Circle T if the statement is true. If the statement is false, circle F; then write the word or phrase on the blank line that makes the statement true when substituted for the word or phrase in boldface type.... 1. The (boldface is second) second law of thermodynamics states that the total amount of energy in the universe is constant.

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anonymous · Answer

Is it the second law of thermodynamics? I said that it is false and that it is the first law of thermodynamics that states that the total amount of energy in the universe is constant.

anonymous · Answer

what is the second law of thermodynamics?

anonymous · Answer

well my book says it is "when energy transfer takes place, matter becomes less organized with time... The overall effect of this natural law is that the universe's energy is spread out more and more uniformly over time.

anonymous · Answer

and the first law of thermodynamics states that the total amount of energy in the universe is constant? you're right then.

anonymous · Answer

well it says tha the first law is when " energy is transferred between systems, but it cannot be created or destroyed. The transfers of energy between Earth's spheres can be thought of as part of an energy budget, in which additions in energy are balanced by subtractions"