ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item RG201001: When an ice cube is placed in a glass of warm water, the ice cube will get warmer and the water will get colder.
A person takes an ice cube out of a very cold freezer where it is 5ºF. She puts the ice cube into a glass of warm water. What will happen to the temperature of the ice cube and water?
- The ice cube and the water will both get colder.
- The ice cube will get warmer and the water will get colder.
- The ice cube will stay the same temperature and the water will get colder.
- The ice cube and the water will both stay the same temperature.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1851 |
4–5 n = 308 | 6–8 n = 855 |
9–12 n = 688 |
Male n = 858 |
Female n = 949 |
English n = 1662 |
Other n = 137 |
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| A. | 11% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| B. | 64% | 58% | 64% | 65% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 51% |
| C. | 19% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 26% |
| D. | 7% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 12% |