Item NG025003: While a student holds a cold piece of metal in her hand, the metal will get warmer because thermal energy is transferred from the student's hand to the metal.
A student is holding a cold piece of metal in her hand. While she is holding the piece of metal, her hand gets colder. Does the piece of metal get warmer? Why or why not?
- Yes, the piece of metal will get warmer because some thermal energy is transferred from the metal to the student’s hand.
- Yes, the piece of metal will get warmer because some thermal energy is transferred from the student’s hand to the metal.
- No, the piece of metal will stay at the same temperature because an equal amount of thermal energy is exchanged between the student’s hand and the metal.
- No, the piece of metal will stay at the same temperature because thermal energy is not transferred between the student’s hand and the metal.
- Distribution of Responses
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 896 | 1554 | 58% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 529 | 990 | 53% |
9–12 | 367 | 558 | 66% |
Gender | |||
Male | 414 | 741 | 56% |
Female | 471 | 786 | 60% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 825 | 1407 | 59% |
Other | 49 | 105 | 47% |