ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item NG052003: Energy is transferred mechanically if one object pushes or pulls on another object and the objects move.
Is energy transferred mechanically when an object pushes or pulls on another object?
- Yes, energy is transferred mechanically, but only if the objects move some distance.
- Yes, energy is transferred mechanically whenever one object pushes or pulls on another object even if the objects do not move any distance.
- No, even though a force is transferred whenever one object pushes or pulls on another object, energy is not transferred.
- No, neither energy nor a force can be transferred from one object to another object.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1539 |
4–5 n = 0 | 6–8 n = 794 |
9–12 n = 745 |
Male n = 752 |
Female n = 754 |
English n = 1346 |
Other n = 149 |
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| A. | 23% | N/A | 24% | 23% | 26% | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| B. | 50% | N/A | 47% | 53% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 42% |
| C. | 19% | N/A | 21% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| D. | 8% | N/A | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 11% |