ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item NG055003: Energy is transferred when a battery is connected to a light bulb in a complete circuit, and energy is transferred when wind causes a windmill to rotate.
Consider the following situations:
Situation 1: A battery is connected to a light bulb in a complete circuit, and the light bulb lights up.
Situation 2: Wind causes a windmill to rotate.
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.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 4970 |
4–5 n = 718 | 6–8 n = 2233 |
9–12 n = 2019 |
Male n = 2350 |
Female n = 2512 |
English n = 4444 |
Other n = 393 |
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| A. | Energy is transferred in both situations. | 55% | 56% | 52% | 58% | 53% | 57% | 56% | 47% |
| B. | Energy is NOT transferred in either situation. | 9% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 13% |
| C. | Energy is transferred in Situation 1, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 2. | 26% | 29% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 26% | 25% | 30% |
| D. | Energy is transferred in Situation 2, but energy is NOT transferred in Situation 1. | 10% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 11% |