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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 NG056003: Energy is transferred when a cold spoon 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: A cold spoon 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 a cold spoon 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 a cold spoon is placed in a cup of hot tea.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2218 |
6–8 n = 1388 |
9–12 n = 827 |
Male n = 1054 |
Female n = 1135 |
English n = 2014 |
Other n = 147 |
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| A. | 55% | 51% | 63% | 57% | 54% | 56% | 46% |
| B. | 12% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 16% |
| C. | 18% | 21% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 21% |
| D. | 14% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 17% |