ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item NG027003: When a cold object is in contact with a warm object, thermal energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object.
A cold object is in contact with a warm object. Which of the following describes the transfer of energy between the two objects?
- Energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object.
- Energy is transferred from the cold object to the warm object.
- Energy is transferred from the warm object to the cold object, and an equal amount of energy is transferred from the cold object to the warm object.
- No energy is transferred between the cold object and the warm object.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1878 |
4–5 n = 392 | 6–8 n = 833 |
9–12 n = 653 |
Male n = 963 |
Female n = 888 |
English n = 1687 |
Other n = 155 |
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| A. | 42% | 32% | 47% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 43% | 34% |
| B. | 14% | 21% | 14% | 10% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| C. | 35% | 35% | 32% | 39% | 34% | 37% | 35% | 40% |
| D. | 8% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 12% |