A slingshot is accurately aimed at a dangerous criminal, disguised as a green stuffed troll, hanging from the gutter of a building. The target is well within the slingshot’s range, but the instant the pebble is launched and moves with a speed v0, the troll lets go and drops to the ground. What happens? The pebble

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.