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Item NG076004: The total amount of energy in a system remains the same unless energy enters or leaves the system.

Which of the following statements about the total amount of energy in a system of interacting objects is TRUE?

  1. The total amount of energy in the system always increases when the objects in the system are moving.
  2. The total amount of energy in the system always decreases unless energy is added to the system.
  3. The total amount of energy in the system remains the same unless energy enters or leaves the system.
  4. The total amount of energy in the system can increase or decrease even when no energy enters or leaves the system, but the forms of energy present in the system must remain the same.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item EG076004
Scale Score for Item Difficulty
(200[Easy]-800[Difficult])
507
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 1989 5104 39%
Grades
  4–5N/AN/AN/A
  6–8 1003 2967 34%
  9–12 986 2137 46%
Gender
  Male940240939%
  Female1008259239%
Primary Language
  English1814450740%
  Other13249327%

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