TRUE or FALSE
1.) A recent test in extreme heat showed that a hot dashboard could be used to bake cookies.

TRUE or FALSE
2.) Animals are okay in cars with the windows slightly cracked - especially dogs, because they pant to keep cool.

TRUE or FALSE
3.) A car’s interior can heat up by an average of 40 degrees F within one hour, regardless of the outside temperature.

TRUE or FALSE
4.) When the car’s windows are shut, 80 % of the temperature rise in the car occurs within the first 30 minutes.

TRUE or FALSE
5.) There are cases of children dying in cars on days event when as cool as 70 degrees F.

TRUE or FALSE
6.) A cracked window in a car can keep the temperature inside the car lower.

TRUE or FALSE
7.) Running the air conditioner prior to parking the car can keep the temperature in the car lower.

Answers
1- T; 2- F; 3- T; 4- T; 5- T; 6- F;  7- F

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