Item AM024005: If you remove all of the atoms from a chair, nothing will remain.
Imagine that you remove all the atoms from a chair. What remains?
- Nothing
- A pile of dust
- The same chair
- A chair that weighs less
(Modified from TIMMS, 2003)
- Distribution of Responses
![Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item AM024005](http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=265x180&cht=bvg&chf=bg,s,00000000&chco=339933|76A4FB|76A4FB|76A4FB&chds=0,100&chd=t:62,11,12,15&chxl=0:|A|B|C|D&chxt=x,y&chbh=a&chbw=a&chm=N*f0*%,000000,0,-1,11,,e::5&filename=AM024005-dist.png)
- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 1815 | 2905 | 63% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 1057 | 1867 | 57% |
9–12 | 752 | 1029 | 73% |
Gender | |||
Male | 928 | 1436 | 65% |
Female | 868 | 1436 | 60% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 1647 | 2560 | 64% |
Other | 136 | 296 | 46% |