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Item EG079001: When comparing two runners with different amounts of motion energy, the only way to know which one weighs more is to also know how fast each is running.

Two students are running in a race. Student 1 has more motion energy (kinetic energy) than Student 2. Does Student 1 weigh more than, less than, or the same as Student 2?

  1. Student 1 weighs more than Student 2.
  2. Student 1 weighs less than Student 2.
  3. Student 1 weighs the same as Student 2.
  4. The only way to know which student weighs more is to also know how fast each student is running.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item EG079001
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 950 3255 29%
Grades
  6–8 487 1887 26%
  9–12 461 1358 34%
Gender
  Male486158231%
  Female447160828%
Primary Language
  English844283130%
  Other8533326%

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