Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG064001: Both a piece of metal that feels hot and a piece of metal that feels cold have thermal energy.
Which of the following has thermal energy?
- Both a piece of metal that feels hot and a piece of metal that feels cold
- A piece of metal that feels hot but not a piece of metal that feels cold
- A piece of metal that feels cold but not a piece of metal that feels hot
- Neither a piece of metal that feels hot nor a piece of metal that feels cold
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3200 |
6–8 n = 1679 |
9–12 n = 1512 |
Male n = 1555 |
Female n = 1583 |
English n = 2773 |
Other n = 325 |
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| A. | Both a piece of metal that feels hot and a piece of metal that feels cold | 44% | 40% | 48% | 42% | 46% | 45% | 36% |
| B. | A piece of metal that feels hot but not a piece of metal that feels cold | 29% | 31% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| C. | A piece of metal that feels cold but not a piece of metal that feels hot | 15% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 20% |
| D. | Neither a piece of metal that feels hot nor a piece of metal that feels cold | 13% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 15% |