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Item RG041003: When energy is converted from one form to another or transferred from one place to another within a system, the total amount of energy stays the same, but how useful it is decreases.

When energy is converted from one form to another or transferred from one place to another within a system, what happens to the total amount of energy in the system and how useful the energy is?

  1. The total amount of energy stays the same, and how useful it is stays the same.
  2. The total amount of energy stays the same, but how useful it is decreases.
  3. The total amount of energy decreases, but how useful it is stays the same.
  4. The total amount of energy decreases, and how useful it is decreases.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1141
4–5
n = 0
6–8
n = 627
9–12
n = 514
Male
n = 559
Female
n = 559
English
n = 1003
Other
n = 109
A. 24%N/A 26% 22% 25% 23% 24% 23%
B. 28%N/A 27% 30% 27% 30% 29% 25%
C. 29%N/A 29% 29% 30% 28% 28% 34%
D. 19%N/A 18% 20% 18% 19% 19% 18%