ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG058002: As sand gets warmer, the amount of energy the sand has increases.
A child is playing at the beach on a sunny day. She takes her shoes and socks off and runs around in bare feet. As the sun shines on the beach, the sand gets warmer.
As the sand gets warmer, what happens to the amount of energy the sand has?
- The amount of energy the sand has decreases as it gets warmer.
- The amount of energy the sand has increases as it gets warmer.
- Sand has the same amount of energy no matter how warm it is.
- Sand does not have energy.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 450
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 975 | 1413 | 69% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 195 | 315 | 62% |
| 6–8 | 471 | 667 | 71% |
| 9–12 | 309 | 431 | 72% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 493 | 695 | 71% |
| Female | 468 | 695 | 67% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 841 | 1212 | 69% |
| Other | 119 | 180 | 66% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.A Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles of matter. The relationship between the temperature and the total energy of a system depends on the types, states, and amounts of matter present.
- NRC Framework
- PS3.A Thermal energy is the random motion of particles (whether vibrations in solid matter or molecules or free motion in a gas)...