ASPECt
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.
- Distribution of Responses
- Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult]) - 490
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1013 | 2180 | 47% |
| Grades | |||
| 4–5 | 247 | 637 | 39% |
| 6–8 | 405 | 860 | 47% |
| 9–12 | 361 | 683 | 53% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 530 | 1083 | 49% |
| Female | 466 | 1062 | 44% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 936 | 1993 | 47% |
| Other | 62 | 150 | 41% |