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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 RG201001: When an ice cube is placed in a glass of warm water, the ice cube will get warmer and the water will get colder.
A person takes an ice cube out of a very cold freezer where it is 5ºF. She puts the ice cube into a glass of warm water. What will happen to the temperature of the ice cube and water?
- The ice cube and the water will both get colder.
- The ice cube will get warmer and the water will get colder.
- The ice cube will stay the same temperature and the water will get colder.
- The ice cube and the water will both stay the same temperature.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 460
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1177 | 1851 | 64% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 180 | 308 | 58% |
| 6–8 | 548 | 855 | 64% |
| 9–12 | 449 | 688 | 65% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 534 | 858 | 62% |
| Female | 616 | 949 | 65% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1074 | 1662 | 65% |
| Other | 70 | 137 | 51% |