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Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Gravitational potential energy is associated with the distance an object is above a reference point, such as the…
Item EG013004: When a coconut falls from a tree, it has the most gravitational potential energy at its highest point above the ground.
A coconut is falling from a palm tree.
When does the coconut have the most gravitational potential energy?
- When the coconut is at Position 1
- When the coconut is at Position 2
- When the coconut is at Position 3
- The coconut has the same amount of gravitational potential energy at all the positions.
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Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3066 |
6–8 n = 1822 |
9–12 n = 1233 |
Male n = 1471 |
Female n = 1527 |
English n = 2690 |
Other n = 295 |
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| A. | When the coconut is at Position 1 | 44% | 41% | 50% | 46% | 43% | 46% | 35% |
| B. | When the coconut is at Position 2 | 20% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 24% |
| C. | When the coconut is at Position 3 | 19% | 22% | 16% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 21% |
| D. | The coconut has the same amount of gravitational potential energy at all the positions. | 16% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 21% |