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Item NG058002: Energy is transferred when a person comes in contact with cold air, and energy is transferred when an electric generator is used to run a motor.

Consider the following situations:

Situation 1: A person comes in contact with cold air.

Situation 2: An electric generator is used to run a motor.

Is energy being transferred in either of these situations?

  1. Energy is transferred in both situations.
  2. Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
  3. Energy is transferred when a person comes in contact with cold air, but energy is NOT transferred when an electric generator is used to run a motor.
  4. Energy is transferred when an electric generator is used to run a motor, but energy is NOT transferred when a person comes in contact with cold air.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2916
6–8
n = 1827
9–12
n = 1080
Male
n = 1430
Female
n = 1439
English
n = 2628
Other
n = 212
A. 37% 35% 41% 38% 37% 37% 39%
B. 12% 13% 10% 12% 11% 12% 12%
C. 14% 14% 14% 16% 12% 13% 16%
D. 38% 39% 36% 35% 40% 38% 33%