Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG056004: The thermal energy of an object depends on the speed and number of molecules that make up the object.
The thermal energy of an object depends on which of the following?
- Both the speed and the number of molecules that make up the object
- The speed of the molecules that make up the object but not the number of molecules
- The number of molecules that make up the object but not the speed of the molecules
- Neither the speed nor the number of molecules that make up the object
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 741 | 1633 | 45% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 420 | 956 | 44% |
| 9–12 | 317 | 671 | 47% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 330 | 806 | 41% |
| Female | 401 | 802 | 50% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 661 | 1416 | 47% |
| Other | 61 | 172 | 35% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.A Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles of matter. The relationship between the temperature and the total energy of a system depends on the types, states, and amounts of matter present.
- NRC Framework
- Thermal energy is the random motion of particles (whether vibrations in solid matter or molecules or free motion in a gas)...