6. Describe the energy inputs and outputs for the campfire. Use the law of conservation of energy to construct a valid qualitative equation that includes all the input and output energies involved.

Energy in the campfire originates from the potential chemical energy of the wood, before it is burnt to warm and give light around the campfire.

Explanation:

For a camp fire, the energy input is in the form of the potential chemical energy, stored up in the firewood used to fuel the flame.

The energy output is in the form of heat energy that the campfire radiates all around, light energy given off from the flame, and a little bit of sound energy, heard in the cracking of the firewood as they burn in the flame.

chemical energy ⇒ heat energy + light energy + sound energy