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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 766 | 6–8 n = 475 | 9–12 n = 290 | Male n = 389 | Female n = 365 | English n = 687 | Other n = 53 | |
| 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% | 

