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A student is holding a cold piece of metal in her hand. While she is holding the piece of metal, her hand gets colder. Does the piece of metal get warmer? Why or why not?

Yes, the piece of metal will get warmer because some energy is transferred from the metal to the student’s hand.
Yes, the piece of metal will get warmer because some energy is transferred from the student’s hand to the metal.
No, the piece of metal will stay at the same temperature because an equal amount of energy is exchanged between the student’s hand and the metal.
No, the piece of metal will stay at the same temperature because energy is not transferred between the student’s hand and the metal.

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Performance
NGSS

Topic: Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Correct Answer: B
Misconceptions

Distribution of Responses

Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item EG025004

Scale Score for Item Difficulty (200[Easy]-800[Difficult]): 472

Students Responding Correctly

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	2179	3854	57%
Grades
4–5	313	712	44%
6–8	884	1603	55%
9–12	982	1539	64%
Gender
Male	927	1712	54%
Female	1187	2032	58%
Primary Language
English	1957	3426	57%
Other	151	304	50%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS3.B Energy is spontaneously transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones.

Science Assessment

Item NG025004: While a student holds a cold piece of metal in her hand, the metal will get warmer because thermal energy is transferred from the student's hand to the metal.