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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?

  1. Energy is transferred in both situations.
  2. Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2909
6–8
n = 1821
9–12
n = 1079
Male
n = 1418
Female
n = 1445
English
n = 2619
Other
n = 214
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%