ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Energy is released when fuel is burned. Energy is also released when food is used as fuel in animals.
Item RG017003: A car gets the energy it needs to move by burning the gasoline.
A man stops at a gas station on a sunny day and fills his car up with gasoline. Then he drives the car home.
How does the car get the energy it needs to move?
- The car gets the energy it needs to move by burning the gasoline.
- The car gets the energy it needs to move by absorbing light from the sun.
- The car gets the energy it needs to move from the man, not from burning gasoline or absorbing light from the sun.
- As the car moves, the car's motion makes the energy needed to keep the car moving.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 428
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2883 | 3748 | 77% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 559 | 770 | 73% |
| 6–8 | 1198 | 1521 | 79% |
| 9–12 | 1126 | 1457 | 77% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1310 | 1714 | 76% |
| Female | 1502 | 1933 | 78% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 2599 | 3317 | 78% |
| Other | 205 | 314 | 65% |