Item NG060003: Energy is transferred when a waterfall is used to turn a wheel, and energy is transferred when a fire in a fireplace is used to heat a room.
Consider the following situations:
Situation 1: A waterfall is used to turn a wheel.
Situation 2: A fire in a fireplace is used to heat a room.
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]) - 477
- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 1556 | 2829 | 55% |
Grades | |||
4–5 | 124 | 254 | 49% |
6–8 | 774 | 1485 | 52% |
9–12 | 658 | 1090 | 60% |
Gender | |||
Male | 749 | 1346 | 56% |
Female | 785 | 1432 | 55% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 1429 | 2544 | 56% |
Other | 102 | 233 | 44% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.B Light also transfers energy from place to place.
PS3.B Energy is spontaneously transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones.
PS3.C When two objects interact, each one exerts a force on the other that can cause energy to be transferred to or from the object.