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A girl is swimming underwater in a pool. Her friend calls to her from outside of the pool. What happens to the matter that makes up the water when the sound of the friend’s voice travels through the water?

As the sound travels through the water, the matter moves in the direction of the sound and travels to the girl who is underwater.
As the sound travels through the water, the matter is displaced for a period of time but then returns to its original position after the sound passes.
As the sound travels through the water, the matter moves randomly in all different directions.
Nothing happens to the matter that makes up the water. Matter is not disturbed when sound travels through a liquid.

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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 EG193001

Students Responding Correctly

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	725	3004	24%
Grades
4–5	N/A	N/A	N/A
6–8	346	1531	23%
9–12	379	1473	26%
Gender
Male	347	1410	25%
Female	355	1509	24%
Primary Language
English	640	2664	24%
Other	54	245	22%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS4.A Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound.
PS4.A A sound wave needs a medium through which it is transmitted.

Science Assessment

Item RG193001: As sound travels through water, matter is displaced for a period of time but then returns to its original position after the sound passes.