Question

A pizza or a burger has ________ energy stored in it . ​

Answer 1

A pizza or a burger has chemical energy stored in it. ​

What is chemical energy?

• Chemical energy is the energy stored in items due to their composition. When they break or react with other substances, this energy converts to other forms such as heat energy, etc.

What type of energy is stored in food items?

• Food items have chemical energy stored in them because they are made up of atoms and molecules.

• This type of energy is converted to mechanical energy when our body does work to digest them and heat energy when they go through different processes to provide us nutrients and energy through digestion.

• Since pizza and burger are food items, they have chemical energy stored in them.