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Weather and Climate I: Basic Elements
Processes that take place on the surface of the earth influence the composition and the temperature of the atmos…
Item NG056002: Energy is transferred when an ice cube is placed in a cup of hot tea, and energy is transferred when a spring is used to roll a ball across the floor.
Consider the following situations:
Situation 1: An ice cube is placed in a cup of hot tea.
Situation 2: A spring is used to roll a ball across the floor.
Is energy being transferred in either of these situations?
- Energy is transferred in both situations.
- Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
- Energy is transferred when an ice cube is placed in a cup of hot tea, but energy is NOT transferred when a spring is used to roll a ball across the floor.
- Energy is transferred when a spring is used to roll a ball across the floor, but energy is NOT transferred when an ice cube is placed in a cup of hot tea.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 766 |
6–8 n = 475 |
9–12 n = 290 |
Male n = 389 |
Female n = 365 |
English n = 687 |
Other n = 53 |
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| A. | 49% | 41% | 61% | 49% | 48% | 49% | 40% |
| B. | 13% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 19% |
| C. | 14% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 21% |
| D. | 23% | 28% | 17% | 21% | 26% | 24% | 21% |