Original Project
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Item EG088001: When two children who weigh the same are on a teeter-totter, the child who is up has more gravitational potential energy than the child who is down.
A girl and a boy are playing on a teeter-totter. They both weigh the same.
While the boy is down and the girl is up, which child has more gravitational potential energy?
- The boy has more gravitational potential energy.
- The girl has more gravitational potential energy.
- They have the same amount of gravitational potential energy.
- They do not have any gravitational potential energy.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1692 | 3081 | 55% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 978 | 1835 | 53% |
| 9–12 | 708 | 1235 | 57% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 808 | 1481 | 55% |
| Female | 840 | 1531 | 55% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1507 | 2697 | 56% |
| Other | 146 | 301 | 49% |