Original Project
Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter
All atoms are extremely small.
Item AM024005: If you remove all of the atoms from a chair, nothing will remain.
Imagine that you remove all the atoms from a chair. What remains?
- Nothing
- A pile of dust
- The same chair
- A chair that weighs less
(Modified from TIMMS, 2003)
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2905 |
6–8 n = 1867 |
9–12 n = 1029 |
Male n = 1436 |
Female n = 1436 |
English n = 2560 |
Other n = 296 |
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| A. | Nothing | 62% | 57% | 73% | 65% | 60% | 64% | 46% |
| B. | A pile of dust | 11% | 12% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| C. | The same chair | 12% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 21% |
| D. | A chair that weighs less | 15% | 18% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 23% |