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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Conduction is the transfer of energy that occurs when a warmer object (or quantities of a solid, liquid or gas) …
Item NG056006: Energy is transferred when a cold spoon is placed in a cup of hot tea, and energy is transferred when a spring is used to roll a ball across the floor.
Consider the following situations:
Situation 1: A cold spoon is placed in a cup of hot tea.
Situation 2: A spring is used to roll a ball across the floor.
Is energy being transferred in either of these situations?
- Energy is transferred in both situations.
- Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
- Energy is transferred in Situation 1, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 2.
- Energy is transferred in Situation 2, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 1.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2180 |
4–5 n = 637 | 6–8 n = 860 |
9–12 n = 683 |
Male n = 1083 |
Female n = 1062 |
English n = 1993 |
Other n = 150 |
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| A. | 46% | 39% | 47% | 53% | 49% | 44% | 47% | 41% |
| B. | 11% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| C. | 22% | 25% | 21% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 27% |
| D. | 20% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 17% |