ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG011005: Parts of a toy train will get a little warmer as a child pushes it even though the child may not notice it.
A child has a toy train. She plays with it by pushing it along the floor. As she pushes the train, parts of the train rub together. Will the parts of the train that rub together get a little warmer or a little cooler as the child pushes it?
- Parts of the train will get a little warmer as the child pushes it even though the child may not notice it.
- Parts of the train will get a little cooler as the child pushes it even though the child may not notice it.
- Parts of the train will get a little warmer as it goes forward and get a little cooler as it goes backward even though the child may not notice it.
- The parts of the train will not get any warmer or any cooler as the child pushes it.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 458
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1207 | 1894 | 64% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 282 | 446 | 63% |
| 6–8 | 508 | 832 | 61% |
| 9–12 | 417 | 616 | 68% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 549 | 902 | 61% |
| Female | 626 | 946 | 66% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1081 | 1681 | 64% |
| Other | 93 | 152 | 61% |