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Item NG028003: When a warm can of soda is in contact with ice, thermal energy is transferred from the can of soda to the ice so the can of soda gets cooler and the ice gets warmer.

A student places a warm can of soda into an ice-filled cooler. The temperature of the can of soda is 72°F, and the temperature of the ice is -5°F.

He closes the cooler. Before any of the ice starts to melt, which of the following describes the energy transfer between the ice and the can of soda in the cooler?

  1. Energy is transferred from the can of soda to the ice so the can of soda gets cooler and the ice stays the same temperature.
  2. Energy is transferred from the can of soda to the ice so the can of soda gets cooler and the ice gets warmer.
  3. Energy is transferred from the ice to the can of soda so the can of soda gets cooler and the ice stays the same temperature.
  4. Energy is transferred from the ice to the can of soda so the can of soda gets cooler and the ice gets warmer.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item EG028003
Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult])
513
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 1182 3418 35%
Grades
  4–519664830%
  6–8 484 1427 34%
  9–12 502 1343 37%
Gender
  Male557157635%
  Female587173834%
Primary Language
  English1041299135%
  Other9430331%

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