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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Energy can be transferred from one system to another (or from a system to its environment) in different ways: by…
Item NG059002: Energy is transferred when a battery is used to power a cell phone, and energy is transferred when the sun shines on a plant.
Consider the following situations:
Situation 1: A battery is used to power a cell phone.
Situation 2: The sun shines on a plant.
Is energy being transferred in either of these situations?
- Energy is transferred in both situations.
- Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
- Energy is transferred when a battery is used to power a cell phone, but energy is NOT transferred when the sun shines on a plant.
- Energy is transferred when the sun shines on a plant, but energy is NOT transferred when a battery is used to power a cell phone.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2909 |
6–8 n = 1821 |
9–12 n = 1079 |
Male n = 1418 |
Female n = 1445 |
English n = 2619 |
Other n = 214 |
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| A. | 67% | 65% | 69% | 64% | 69% | 68% | 58% |
| B. | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 12% |
| C. | 14% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| D. | 11% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 12% |