ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG149002: When a student pushes a block across a table energy is transferred to the environment as thermal energy.
A wooden block is sitting on a table. A student gives the block a push, and the block slides across the table, slowing down along the way, and comes to a stop near the other side of the table.
What happens to the energy that the student transferred to the block by pushing it?
- The energy was stored in the block as potential energy.
- The energy was destroyed while the block was moving.
- The energy was transferred to the environment as thermal energy.
- The student did not transfer energy to the block by pushing it.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 523
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 573 | 1779 | 32% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 52 | 251 | 21% |
| 6–8 | 225 | 811 | 28% |
| 9–12 | 296 | 717 | 41% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 283 | 848 | 33% |
| Female | 279 | 904 | 31% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 523 | 1600 | 33% |
| Other | 36 | 140 | 26% |