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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
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Item NG021003: When a hockey puck that is sliding along a level floor hits a wall, motion energy and elastic energy are involved in an energy transformation while the puck is in contact with the wall.
A student slides a rubber hockey puck along a level floor toward a wall. When the puck hits the wall, it compresses a little bit and then slides back toward the student.
Which of the following types of energy are involved in a transformation while the puck is in contact with the wall?
- Only elastic potential energy
- Only kinetic energy (motion energy)
- Kinetic energy (motion energy) and elastic potential energy
- Kinetic energy (motion energy), elastic potential energy, and gravitational potential energy
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 482
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 878 | 1664 | 53% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 46 | 118 | 39% |
| 6–8 | 417 | 847 | 49% |
| 9–12 | 415 | 699 | 59% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 458 | 823 | 56% |
| Female | 409 | 821 | 50% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 810 | 1524 | 53% |
| Other | 50 | 107 | 47% |