Item NG027002: When a cold object is in contact with a warm object, thermal energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object.
A cold object is in contact with a warm object. Which of the following describes the transfer of energy between the two objects?
- Thermal energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object.
- Cold energy is transferred from the cold object to the warm object.
- Thermal energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object, and cold energy is transferred from the cold object to the warm object.
- No energy is transferred between the cold object and the warm object.
- Distribution of Responses
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
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Overall | 1651 | 4325 | 38% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 933 | 2641 | 35% |
9–12 | 713 | 1676 | 43% |
Gender | |||
Male | 866 | 2154 | 40% |
Female | 750 | 2086 | 36% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 1506 | 3883 | 39% |
Other | 107 | 336 | 32% |