ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG095002: Energy is transferred between two balls as the balls hit each other.
A player rolls Ball A towards Ball B as pictured in Figure 1. Ball A then hits Ball B as shown in Figure 2.
Was energy transferred between the two balls as the balls hit each other?
- Yes, Ball A transferred energy to Ball B.
- Yes, Ball B transferred energy to Ball A.
- No, the balls don’t have any energy, so energy was not transferred.
- No, even though the balls have energy, hitting something does not transfer energy.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1822 |
4–5 n = 322 | 6–8 n = 809 |
9–12 n = 691 |
Male n = 898 |
Female n = 901 |
English n = 1651 |
Other n = 133 |
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| A. | 64% | 61% | 59% | 70% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 59% |
| B. | 15% | 13% | 18% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| C. | 12% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| D. | 9% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 12% |