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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?

  1. Energy is transferred in both situations.
  2. Energy is NOT transferred in either situation.
  3. Energy is transferred in Situation 1, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 2.
  4. Energy is transferred in Situation 2, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 1.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item EG060003
Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult])
477
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 1556 2829 55%
Grades
  4–512425449%
  6–8 774 1485 52%
  9–12 658 1090 60%
Gender
  Male749134656%
  Female785143255%
Primary Language
  English1429254456%
  Other10223344%

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