ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG013003: The bottom of a laptop will be a little warmer after being on for an hour.
A woman picks up a laptop computer and notices that the bottom of it feels cool. She turns on the laptop and works on it for an hour. Then she turns it off and picks it up again.
Will the bottom of the laptop be warmer or cooler after being on for an hour?
- The bottom of the laptop will be a little cooler after being on for an hour.
- The bottom of the laptop will be the same after being on for an hour.
- The bottom of the laptop will be a little warmer after being on for an hour.
- Whether the bottom of the laptop will be warmer or cooler depends on how much she used it during that hour.
Answer Choice |
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3854 |
4–5 n = 883 | 6–8 n = 1611 |
9–12 n = 1360 |
Male n = 1729 |
Female n = 2000 |
English n = 3412 |
Other n = 303 |
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| A. | The bottom of the laptop will be a little cooler after being on for an hour. | 5% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 9% |
| B. | The bottom of the laptop will be the same after being on for an hour. | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 10% |
| C. | The bottom of the laptop will be a little warmer after being on for an hour. | 71% | 66% | 71% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 60% |
| D. | Whether the bottom of the laptop will be warmer or cooler depends on how much she used it during that hour. | 19% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 21% |