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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
When warmer things are touching cooler ones, the warmer things get cooler and the cooler things get warmer until…
Item RG080003: When a hot cookie is placed on a cool plate, the plate will get warmer, and the cookie will get cooler until they are both the same temperature.
A man takes a cookie out of a hot oven. He places the hot cookie on a cool plate. What will happen to the temperature of the plate and the cookie?
- The plate will get warmer, and the cookie will get cooler until they are both the same temperature.
- The plate will get warmer, and the cookie will get cooler, but they will never be the same temperature.
- The plate will stay the same temperature, and the cookie will get cooler until it is the same temperature as the plate.
- The plate will stay the same temperature, and the cookie will get cooler, but they will never be the same temperature.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 475
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2533 | 4632 | 55% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 756 | 1638 | 46% |
| 6–8 | 945 | 1629 | 58% |
| 9–12 | 832 | 1365 | 61% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1164 | 2108 | 55% |
| Female | 1313 | 2394 | 55% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 2293 | 4125 | 56% |
| Other | 172 | 363 | 47% |