Simon and his friends are standing on a bridge. Simon's friends gently toss pebbles off the bridge. In contrast, Simon throws a pebble straight down. Which of these graphs best represents the velocity of Simon's pebble as a function of time (t), with t = 0 representing the moment that the pebble left Simon's hand?

Which best describes the first law of thermodynamics as compared to the second law of thermodynamics? a. the first law describes how thermal energy is conserved but not the direction it moves. b. the first law describes the direction thermal energy moves but not how it is conserved. c. the first law describes how thermal energy can be created but not how it can be destroyed. d. the first law describes how thermal energy can be destroyed but not how it can be created.